evidence: Gabon Claims Oil-rich Islands In ICJ Clash With E.Guinea - Order Reprints - Print Article © Agence France-Presse [...] Gabon claimed sovereignty over three islands in oil-rich waters Wednesday, telling the International Court of Justice the matter had already been settled by a 1974 treaty hotly disputed by Equatorial Guinea. The two west African nations have been squabbling over the 30-hectare (74-acre) island of Mbanie and two smaller low-lying islets, Cocotier and Conga, since the early 1970s.