The Ghana Boundary Commission has called on regional and district security councils along Ghana’s international borders to establish specialised sub-security committees that would focus exclusively on managing cross-border security issues, with a particular emphasis on addressing the challenges of border porosity.
The Commission’s recommendation was made by its Commissioner General, Major General Emmanuel Kotia, during a bilateral security meeting held to enhance cooperation on cross-border security between the Bounkani region in Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana’s Savannah Region.
In his address, Major General Kotia underscored the importance of establishing district-level border security committees as a way to streamline the focus on cross-border threats and improve border management efforts.
He explained that these committees would function as subcommittees within the district security councils (DISECs) that already operate in border regions.
By setting up these dedicated units, he said local security forces would be better positioned to monitor and address security risks specific to their border areas.
“All our district security councils who are established along the international boundary line are supposed to have district border security committees. That is a subcommittee of the district security council, and we are hoping that the task of this collaboration will be led by the district security, the border security committee of the DISECs.
“One of the key things we should be aiming at addressing is to reduce cross-border porosity through the establishment of new border posts at areas that we don’t have along the Savannah region.”
The bilateral meeting brought together representatives from both the Bounkani region in Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana’s Savannah Region, underscoring the commitment of both nations to work together on issues that affect their shared boundary.
Among the discussions were plans to share intelligence, coordinate patrols, and enhance communication between security forces on both sides of the border. Both parties acknowledged the importance of a collaborative approach to border security, recognizing that threats in one country could easily affect the other.
