Boundary Commission News

A sensitisation team from the Ghana Boundary Commission, led by the Director for Policy, Planning, and Programmes (PPP), Mrs. Sarah Ekuban, conducted a targeted sensitisation exercise for school children of the Saru RC Primary and JHS in the Sawla-Tuna-Kalba District of the Savannah Region.The exercise, which forms part of a partnership between the Ghana Boundary […]

In a significant move to enhance regional cooperation, the Ghana Boundary Commission facilitated a validation workshop focused on a pivotal Framework Agreement on Cross-Border Cooperation between Ghana and Burkina Faso.Key objectives of the Cross Border Cooperation are as follows:i) To promote cross border cooperation by underpaying joint activities to include security, trade, support for deprived

Students from the Nigerian Army College of Logistics and Management paid a study visit to the Ghana Boundary Commission on Monday, 9 September 2024. The visit which forms part of the College’s African Study Tour to various socio-political, economic, and military institutions in Ghana, is aimed at providing insight into the activities and operations of

The Ghana Boundary Commission with support from the GIZ Project on Mitigating the Destabilising Effects of Transnational Organised Crime (MTOC) has commenced a field research to identify issues around Illicit Economic Activities and Alternative sustainable livelihoods in three border communities; Saru and Dollar Power in the Savannah Region as well as Dorimon in the Upper

The Ghana Boundary Commission (GhBC) commissioned a rehabilitated health centre at Leklebi Kame in the Afadjato South District of the Volta Region, on 8 August 2024, as part of efforts towards implementing social interventions in deprived border communities. The facility was rehabilitated in collaboration with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration (MoFARI), and

The Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security of the African Union Commission, His Excellency (H.E.), Bankole Adeoye led a three-member delegation to pay a working visit to the Ghana Boundary Commission, on Monday 22 July 2024. HE Adeoye and his team were in Ghana to participate in the 45th Ordinary session of the African

A delegation of Heads of National Boundary Commissions in West Africa paid a courtesy call on the Speaker of Parliament, the Rt. Hon. Alban S.K. Bagbin, on Thursday 11 July 2024. The delegation was led by Major General Emmanuel Kotia, Commissioner General of the Ghana Boundary Commission. The visit was part of the programme line-up

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.The meeting aims to establish a coordination mechanism between boundary commissions in West Africa towards enhancing border management strategies in the West Africa region.The meeting was opened by the Minister for

Honourable Samuel Abu Jinapor, the Minister for Lands and Natural Resources on 12 June, 2024, read a statement on the floor of Parliament to commemorate African Border Day which was celebrated on 7 June, 2024.He emphasized the importance of raising awareness and involving residents of border communities to maintain peaceful and progressive relations between Ghana

As part of activities to commemorate the (ABD) which is observed annually on 7 June, the Ghana Boundary Commission (GhBC) has embarked on media engageme2024 African Border Daynt to discuss the relevance of the Day and the major activities undertaken by the Commission towards its mandate.To kickstart the engagement, panelists were interviewed on JoyNews and