Ghana and Togo to reinforce shared land border

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Tuesday, 19 April 2022 17:46

Ghana and Togo to reinforce shared land border

(Togo First) - By the end of May 2022, Togo and Ghana will re-delineate their land border with border markers. This was disclosed by the national coordinator of Ghana's Border Commission, Brigadier General Emmanuel Kotia, after a field visit conducted on April 14.

"The decision taken here is that the two countries will jointly set up a technical committee to work on the reconstruction of these pillars. The deadline we have given ourselves is until May," Kotia told the press following his visit along the boundary line between the two neighboring West African countries.

The Ghanaian official claims that the Commission's priority is to ensure the protection of the two territories and avoid conflicts. The measure is indeed part of a plan put in place for this purpose and aims to calm a long-standing border dispute between Togo and Ghana.

To date, the grey areas focus on the pillars of Aflao (Ghana's border town, neighboring Lomé) and Pogulo. These pillars were removed due to natural or human activities, according to the Ghanaian general.

In parallel, the two countries have also been negotiating for several years over their maritime border. In this regard, their respective leaders, President Faure Gnassingbé and President Nana Akufo-Addo, recently agreed to conduct talks that would improve bilateral relations between Togo and Ghana.

The restoration of these border markers, some of which have disappeared or are damaged, is funded by the African Union's "Border Program."

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