{"id":2351,"date":"2026-01-08T15:26:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-08T15:26:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/temp1.ghanaboundarycommission.org\/wp\/?p=2351"},"modified":"2026-01-08T15:27:28","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T15:27:28","slug":"bilateral-security-meeting-on-cross-boder-security-between-the-regions-of-bounkani-la-cote-divoire-and-savannah-ghana-1-november-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ghanaboundarycommission.org\/?p=2351","title":{"rendered":"Bilateral security meeting on cross-boder security between the regions of Bounkani (la Cote d&#8217;Ivoire) and Savannah (Ghana) &#8211; 1 November 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2351\" class=\"elementor elementor-2351\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c394263 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c394263\" 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-232ee90 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"232ee90\" 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 facilitated a bilateral security meeting on cross-boder security between the regions of Bounkani (la Cote d&#8217;Ivoire) and Savannah (Ghana) from 1 to 2 November at the Labadi Beach Hotel in Accra.<br \/>The two-day GIZ-sponsored meeting aims to provide a common platform where various stakeholders across the common international boundary could formally coordinate their efforts towards tackling common security challenges and collaborate on other cross-border issues.<br \/>In his opening remarks, the Commissioner General of the Ghana Boundary Commission, Major General Emmanuel Kotia noted that the meeting is a significant initiative towards strengthening the cooperation of local actors between Ghana and C\u00f4te d&#8217;Ivoire, as well as safeguarding the well-being of the people that live within and across Bounkani and Savannah regions. 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