{"id":2242,"date":"2026-01-06T17:05:47","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T17:05:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/temp1.ghanaboundarycommission.org\/wp\/?p=2242"},"modified":"2026-01-06T17:07:22","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T17:07:22","slug":"inaugural-meeting-of-heads-of-national-boundary-commissions-in-west-africa-9th-july-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ghanaboundarycommission.org\/?p=2242","title":{"rendered":"Inaugural Meeting Of Heads Of National Boundary Commissions In West Africa &#8211; 9th July 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2242\" class=\"elementor elementor-2242\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4da560 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c4da560\" 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-6666590 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6666590\" 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 inaugural meeting of Heads of National Boundary Commissions in West Africa was held from 9 to 11 July 2024 at Labadi Beach Hotel, Accra.<br \/>The meeting aims to establish a coordination mechanism between boundary commissions in West Africa towards enhancing border management strategies in the West Africa region.<br \/>The meeting was opened by the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Ghana, Shirley Ayorkor Botchway. 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