The Ghana Boundary Commission and the National Boundary Commission of Côte d’Ivoire jointly organised a 2-day community sensitisation programme in New Town, in the Western Region of Ghana and Noé, Côte d’Ivoire 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’Ivoire land boundary covering an approximate distance of 150km for the first phase.
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.
The National Coordinator of the Ghana Boundary Commission, Major General Kotia; and the Executive Secretary of the National Land Boundary Commission of Côte d’Ivoire, Mr. Diakalidia Konate in their separate remarks appealed to the traditional authorities and community residents to provide maximum support to the Joint Ghana/Côte d’Ivoire 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.
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 Comoé district in Côte d’Ivoire; 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 Côte d’Ivoire, staff of the two Commissions and Media from both countries.
