Bakassi talks deadlocked

Talks between Nigeria and Cameroon over oil-rich Bakassi peninsula have ended without agreement.

Under a World Court ruling, Nigeria was supposed to hand the land to Cameroon last month – but it failed to do so.

Nigeria’s foreign minister said the handover would definitely take place, “it is just a matter of time”.

A statement after the meeting said the matter was being referred back to UN Secretary General Kofi Annan and the two countries’ presidents.