Benin and Niger have signed an agreement to submit their border dispute to the International Court of Justice at The Hague, The Netherlands, for resolution, the Panafrican News Agency reported on Thursday.
The report, quoting official sources in the Niger capital, Niamey, said the agreement was signed last week in Cotonou, Benin. Under its terms the Court is required to determine the precise border of the two countries on Lete Island, on the River Niger, and the Mekrou region. Both sides pledged to abide by the Court’s ruling.
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