For stakeholders in the peace, security and boundary management space, pooling expertise and resources is a sure way to help maximize the impact of interventions to sustainably manage shared border areas. This was at the end of a two-day regional dialogue in Accra on emerging security threats and initiatives to effectively manage boundaries.
After two days of detailed discussions on findings from emerging boundary related threats, evolving challenges and contemporary developments along the international boundaries, in the trio border regions of Ghana, Burkina Faso and Côte d’Ivoire, participants in the regional stakeholder dialogue have agreed on finding common ground on which the three countries can explore opportunities for partnerships.
This is to properly respond to the emerging threats. Both the the boundary commissions of Ghana, Burkina Faso and Côte d’Ivoire and non-profit organisations in the peace, security, and boundary management space, have agreed that developing a joint action plan for a common information sharing platform, exploring areas of collaboration and commemorating the African Border Day together as key points for educating the public, among others are the way to go. The
Director of the West Africa Programme of Conciliation Resources, Madam Janet Mohammed, said the outcomes of the discussions will help to guide policy formulation.
When all was said and done, the National Coordinator of the Ghana Boundary Commission, Maj. Gen. Emmanuel Kotia said the dialogue presented a unique opportunity to address security challenges at their source.
Gen. Kotia was grateful to the commission’s partners,
Conciliation Resources and Robert Bosch Stiftung, for their continued support.
