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iiclr-22941	Egede, Edwin E.; Apaalse, Lawrence	Dispute Concerning Delimitation of the Maritime Boundary Between Ghana and Cote d'Ivoire in the Atlantic Ocean--Lessons from Another Maritime Delimitation Case Arising from the African Region	2019	36	.pdf	application/pdf	18677	655	45	As regards maritime delimitation cases, we see that the Court indicated in the North Sea Continental Shelf Cases that estoppel could be applied in such cases in the international sphere. [Vol. 29:55 Union (AU) Assembly urged the AU Commission to pursue efforts at prevention of conflicts, by promoting peaceful delimitation and demarcation of such borders, including through the implementation of the AU Border Programme (AUBP), which was established in 2007 as an outcome of the decision of the Assembly.9 The AUBP, which has been described as “an epoch-making development in African international law and international relations” aims to finalise the delimitation of both land and maritime boundaries, as well as the demarcation of land boundaries,10 with a rather ambitious deadline to do so, initially set at 2012 then extended to 2017, but now further extended to 2022.11 It has had rather limited success in settling maritime delimitation disputes amongst African States,12 and appears to have been rather inconspicuous in its involvement in a number of maritime boundary dispute settlement processes in Africa, including that of Ghana/Cote d’Ivoire.	cache/iiclr-22941.pdf	txt/iiclr-22941.txt