Ghana, Burkina Faso & Côte d’Ivoire begin engagements to enhance cross-border cooperation

The initiative, according to a statement from the Corporate Affairs Unit of the Ghana National Boundary Commission, seeks to strengthen cooperation, promote dialogue, and facilitate joint action among communities and local-level actors along the common boundaries in the Savannah and Upper West Regions.25, GNA – Ghana has commenced a week-long series of meetings with Burkina Faso and Côte d’Ivoire in Wa, in the Upper West Region, to harmonise and validate the legal framework for establishing Local Groups for Cross-Border Cooperation (LGCBCs).

Opening the first bilateral session between Ghana and Burkina Faso in Wa, Mr Frederick Somuah Obeng, Deputy Commissioner General of the Ghana Boundary Commission, said the initiative would build robust and sustainable local structures between targeted cross-border districts and communities.