The Ghana Boundary Commission has climaxed the 2026 African Border Day commemoration with a joint durbar and the commissioning of a borehole with Burkina Faso at Paga and Nakolo in the Kassena Nankana West District in the Upper East Region.
The activities were grounded in the promotion of human-centred approaches to Ghana’s boundary governance and management.
Addressing residents of the two border communities, traditional rulers and security agencies, the Commissioner-General of the Ghana Boundary Commission, Major General Anthony Ntem, emphasised the need to prioritise development of border communities and the welfare of border residents as effective strategies of boundary management in the sub-region.
He further noted that the commission placed Ghana’s border residents at the heart of the execution of its mandate.
“For us as a commission, facilitating water access to you all reflects our conviction that effective boundary management must place people at its centre. It makes practical investments in human security, public health, peacebuilding and sustainable development along our shared boundaries,” the Commissioner-General emphasised.
He indicated that the commission had also been mindful of the devastating effects of climatic conditions on water cycles and its ripple effect on humans and livestock.
Thus, with the African Union (AU) theme for 2026 focusing on improving water and sanitation access in Africa, the decision to facilitate the construction of a borehole for the residents of Agatuse and Nakolo in the Bawku West and the Kassena Nankana West districts respectively were not far fetched.
The Commissioner-General was optimistic such interventions could reduce tensions, pressures on existing limited water sources and promote peaceful coexistence between border communities in the enclave.
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