Boundary Commission News

Ghana has presented the Ratified Instrument of the African Union Convention on Cross-Border Cooperation to the African Union Commission at a ceremony at the African Union Commission Headquarters at Addis Ababa on Monday 4 September. Ghana signed the agreement to the Convention on 4 July 2017. The agreement was further ratified by the Parliament of […]

The National Coordinator of the Ghana Boundary Commission (GhBC), Major General Emmanuel Kotia (PhD), on Wednesday, 21 June 2023 held talks with Mr. Vladimir Jares, the Director of the United Nations Division for Oceans Affairs and the Law of the Sea (DOALOS). The meeting forms part of the Commission‘s efforts to engage relevant local and

As part of the initiatives to deepen Cross-Border cooperation, Ghana Boundary Commission together with the Boundary Commissions of Côte d’Ivoire and Burkina Faso joined the ESCO Black Volta Community comprising of local actors of the Boukani Region (Côte d’Ivoire); the South West Region (Burkina Faso); and the Upper West Region in a sub-regional workshop to

The Ghana Boundary Commission received visiting scholars from the Royal Danish Defence College (RDDC) this morning at the premises of the Commission. The aim of the visit was for students of the college to acquaint themselves with the mandate and activities of the Commission since its operationalisation in 2021. The visit also forms part of

The Ghana Boundary Commission jointly organised a sensitisation programme with the National Boundary Commission of la Côte d’Ivoire on 16 May 2023, for the Ghanaian community living along the international maritime boundary at Grand Bassam in Cote d’Ivoire.The exercise formed part of the three day Joint Technical Committee meeting between Ghana and la Cote d’Ivoire

The Joint Technical Committee for the Reaffirmation of the Land Boundary and Implementation of the ITLOS Ruling on the Maritime Boundaries between Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire are engaged in a three day GIZ/AUBP and ICMPD funded meeting at Grand Bassam, Côte d’Ivoire from 15 to 17 May 2023. The meeting is geared towards the implementation

The Boundary Commissions of Ghana and Togo wrapped up the joint 2-day community sensitisation exercise earmarked for residents along the international boundary line from Ave Dakpa to Wli Afegame today.Hosting the exercise, the Préfet of the Zolo area welcomed the Ghanaian delegation and reiterated the fact that people from Ave Dapka and Ave Zolo are

The Ghana Boundary Commission, with support from GIZ/AUBP, organised a community sensitisation exercise at Agotime Ziope in the Volta Region, as part of the Joint Ghana/Togo Land Boundary Reaffirmation exercise. The exercise, which brought together communities from both countries, was to increase awareness among residents living along the International Boundary from Ave Dakpa to Wli

The Ghana Boundary Commission conducted a 3-day operational survey exercise at Dollar Power along the Ghana/Côte d’Ivoire boundary line from 11 to 13 April 2023. The community was educated during a sensitization durbar against tampering with the international boundary pillars and were urged to be watchdogs in preserving the international boundary line.

GhBC, in partnership with the Jomoro Municipal Assembly of the Western region, organized a sensitization programme aimed at increasing awareness about Ghana’s shared boundaries with La Cote d’Ivoire amongst residents in the New Town border Community. The programme also aimed at deconstructing negative social norms and responses by actors and residents of border communities along