{"id":2081,"date":"2026-01-03T01:10:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-03T01:10:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/temp1.ghanaboundarycommission.org\/wp\/?p=2081"},"modified":"2026-01-03T01:15:19","modified_gmt":"2026-01-03T01:15:19","slug":"a-2-day-community-sensitisation-programme-in-new-town-in-the-western-region-of-ghana-and-noe-cote-divoire-24-november-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ghanaboundarycommission.org\/?p=2081","title":{"rendered":"A 2-day community sensitisation programme in New Town, in the Western Region of Ghana and No\u00e9, C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire &#8211; 24 November 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2081\" class=\"elementor elementor-2081\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-202c0c2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"202c0c2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c54d4c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c54d4c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Ghana Boundary Commission and the National Boundary Commission of C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire jointly organised a 2-day community sensitisation programme in New Town, in the Western Region of Ghana and No\u00e9, C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire on 23 and 24 November 2023 respectively. The exercise, sponsored by the German government using GIZ as the implementing agency, forms part of the maiden joint land boundary reaffirmation to be undertaken along the Ghana\/Cote d&#8217;Ivoire land boundary covering an approximate distance of 150km for the first phase. <br \/>The sensitisation was aimed at educating the border communities on the joint reaffirmation exercise and also highlighting the importance of international boundaries to the population.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bba95f1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bba95f1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8ec924 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-gallery\" data-id=\"c8ec924\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-2081 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-medium_large'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"c8ec924\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"speech by lady at newtown 23\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MjA3MiwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2doYW5hYm91bmRhcnljb21taXNzaW9uLm9yZ1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNlwvMDFcL1NwZWVjaC1ieS1MYWR5LWF0LU5ld3Rvd24tMjMuanBnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiYzhlYzkyNCJ9\" href='https:\/\/ghanaboundarycommission.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Speech-by-Lady-at-Newtown-23.jpg'><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"498\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanaboundarycommission.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Speech-by-Lady-at-Newtown-23-768x498.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"speech by lady at newtown 23\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ghanaboundarycommission.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Speech-by-Lady-at-Newtown-23-768x498.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ghanaboundarycommission.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Speech-by-Lady-at-Newtown-23-300x194.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ghanaboundarycommission.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Speech-by-Lady-at-Newtown-23.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" title=\"A 2-day community sensitisation programme in New Town, in the Western Region of Ghana and No\u00e9, C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire - 24 November 2023\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"c8ec924\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"speech by chief at newtown 23\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MjA2OCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2doYW5hYm91bmRhcnljb21taXNzaW9uLm9yZ1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNlwvMDFcL1NwZWVjaC1ieS1DaGllZi1hdC1OZXd0b3duLTIzLmpwZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6ImM4ZWM5MjQifQ%3D%3D\" href='https:\/\/ghanaboundarycommission.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Speech-by-Chief-at-Newtown-23.jpg'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanaboundarycommission.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Speech-by-Chief-at-Newtown-23-768x512.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"speech by chief at newtown 23\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ghanaboundarycommission.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Speech-by-Chief-at-Newtown-23-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ghanaboundarycommission.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Speech-by-Chief-at-Newtown-23-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ghanaboundarycommission.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Speech-by-Chief-at-Newtown-23.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" title=\"A 2-day community sensitisation programme in New Town, in the Western Region of Ghana and No\u00e9, C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire - 24 November 2023\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"c8ec924\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"speech by white lady at newtown 23\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MjA3NSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2doYW5hYm91bmRhcnljb21taXNzaW9uLm9yZ1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNlwvMDFcL1NwZWVjaC1ieS1XaGl0ZS1MYWR5LWF0LU5ld3Rvd24tMjMuanBnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiYzhlYzkyNCJ9\" href='https:\/\/ghanaboundarycommission.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Speech-by-White-Lady-at-Newtown-23.jpg'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"431\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanaboundarycommission.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Speech-by-White-Lady-at-Newtown-23-768x431.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"speech by white lady at newtown 23\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ghanaboundarycommission.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Speech-by-White-Lady-at-Newtown-23-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ghanaboundarycommission.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Speech-by-White-Lady-at-Newtown-23-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ghanaboundarycommission.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Speech-by-White-Lady-at-Newtown-23-1024x575.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ghanaboundarycommission.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Speech-by-White-Lady-at-Newtown-23-1536x863.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ghanaboundarycommission.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Speech-by-White-Lady-at-Newtown-23.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" title=\"A 2-day community sensitisation programme in New Town, in the Western Region of Ghana and No\u00e9, C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire - 24 November 2023\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5038bb6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5038bb6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50e38b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"50e38b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The National Coordinator of the Ghana Boundary Commission, Major General Kotia; and the Executive Secretary of the National Land Boundary Commission of C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire, Mr. Diakalidia Konate in their separate remarks appealed to the traditional authorities and community residents to provide maximum support to the Joint Ghana\/C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire Technical Team during the three week exercise. They emphasised that the exercise was not to demarcate the boundaries but a re-affirmirmation of pillars which defined the boundaries.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b16e544 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b16e544\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36a6671 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-gallery\" data-id=\"36a6671\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-2081 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium_large'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"36a6671\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"speech by gen kotia at newtown 23\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MjA3MCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2doYW5hYm91bmRhcnljb21taXNzaW9uLm9yZ1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNlwvMDFcL1NwZWVjaC1ieS1HZW4tS290aWEtYXQtTmV3dG93bi0yMy5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiIzNmE2NjcxIn0%3D\" href='https:\/\/ghanaboundarycommission.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Speech-by-Gen-Kotia-at-Newtown-23.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanaboundarycommission.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Speech-by-Gen-Kotia-at-Newtown-23-768x512.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"speech by gen kotia at newtown 23\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ghanaboundarycommission.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Speech-by-Gen-Kotia-at-Newtown-23-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ghanaboundarycommission.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Speech-by-Gen-Kotia-at-Newtown-23-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ghanaboundarycommission.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Speech-by-Gen-Kotia-at-Newtown-23.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" title=\"A 2-day community sensitisation programme in New Town, in the Western Region of Ghana and No\u00e9, C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire - 24 November 2023\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"36a6671\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"speech by konate at newtown 23\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MjA3MSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2doYW5hYm91bmRhcnljb21taXNzaW9uLm9yZ1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNlwvMDFcL1NwZWVjaC1ieS1Lb25hdGUtYXQtTmV3dG93bi0yMy5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiIzNmE2NjcxIn0%3D\" href='https:\/\/ghanaboundarycommission.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Speech-by-Konate-at-Newtown-23.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"661\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanaboundarycommission.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Speech-by-Konate-at-Newtown-23-768x661.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"speech by konate at newtown 23\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ghanaboundarycommission.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Speech-by-Konate-at-Newtown-23-768x661.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ghanaboundarycommission.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Speech-by-Konate-at-Newtown-23-300x258.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ghanaboundarycommission.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Speech-by-Konate-at-Newtown-23-1024x881.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ghanaboundarycommission.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Speech-by-Konate-at-Newtown-23-1536x1322.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ghanaboundarycommission.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Speech-by-Konate-at-Newtown-23.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" title=\"A 2-day community sensitisation programme in New Town, in the Western Region of Ghana and No\u00e9, C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire - 24 November 2023\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31c46be e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"31c46be\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b4c098 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8b4c098\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dignitaries that participated in the joint community sensitisation included: Hon Kwabena Okyere Darko-Mensah, Western Regional Minister; Hon Louisa Iris Arde, Jomoro Municipal Chief Executive; Mr. Legre Koukougnon, Prefet for South Como\u00e9 district in C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire; Ms Pauline Okkens, Political Adviser and Representative of the Germany Ambassador to Ghana; and Ms Nina Nick, Representative from the GIZ\/AUBP in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Also in attendance were Senior Members of the Municipal Security Council, senior security officers from C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire, staff of the two Commissions and Media from both countries.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0527e3d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0527e3d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4e0543 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-gallery\" data-id=\"e4e0543\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<div id='gallery-3' class='gallery galleryid-2081 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-medium_large'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"e4e0543\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"speech by western regional minister 23\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MjA3MywidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2doYW5hYm91bmRhcnljb21taXNzaW9uLm9yZ1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNlwvMDFcL1NwZWVjaC1ieS1XZXN0ZXJuLVJlZ2lvbmFsLU1pbmlzdGVyLTIzLmpwZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6ImU0ZTA1NDMifQ%3D%3D\" href='https:\/\/ghanaboundarycommission.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Speech-by-Western-Regional-Minister-23.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"482\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanaboundarycommission.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Speech-by-Western-Regional-Minister-23-768x482.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"speech by western regional minister 23\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ghanaboundarycommission.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Speech-by-Western-Regional-Minister-23-768x482.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ghanaboundarycommission.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Speech-by-Western-Regional-Minister-23-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ghanaboundarycommission.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Speech-by-Western-Regional-Minister-23-1024x643.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ghanaboundarycommission.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Speech-by-Western-Regional-Minister-23-1536x965.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ghanaboundarycommission.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Speech-by-Western-Regional-Minister-23.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" title=\"A 2-day community sensitisation programme in New Town, in the Western Region of Ghana and No\u00e9, C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire - 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