West Africa: Nigeria cedes Bakassi to Cameroon

Nigeria has handed over the potentially oil-rich Bakassi peninsula to Cameroon, bringing an end to a long-standing dispute over the territory. The handover ceremony was moved from the peninsula's main town to Calabar in Nigeria amid security concerns. Over the past year about 50 people have been killed in clashes. The majority of the local population considers itself Nigerian, but an international court ruled in favour of Cameroon in 2002.