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Officials from Cameroon and Gabon ended a three-day meeting on May 26th in Cameroon’s capital agreeing to mark off their border and also beef up border security
Officials from Cameroon and Gabon ended a three-day meeting on May 26th in Cameroon’s capital agreeing to mark off their border and also beef up border security .The two neighboring countries share a 300-kilometer border that has been a major source of dispute leading to frequent clashes between border communities. The meeting had the participation of delegates from France, Germany, the UN, and other global groups. The officials were advised to chart out a three-year plan to define the border.Both sides also agreed to jointly deploy their army to stop arms trafficking across the border.
Border markers were built by German and French colonial powers in the 19th century. Aime Roger Mouloungui Maganga secretary general of Gabon’s National Border Commission said that people along the border between Cameroon and Gabon have knowingly or unknowingly removed or damaged the border markers.Erosion and floods have also destroyed some of the markers.As a result, Gabon and Cameroon have to undertake the exercise of marking the border in a mutually satisfying manner.
Though the two countries have never fought over their border, there have been clashes between border security and border communities over natural resources like minerals and sand, water, wood, and wildlife. Cameroon villagers alleged that Gabonese troops demanded customs duties .
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