Burkina Faso and Ghana have signed seven legal instruments in Ouagadougou during the 13th Joint Commission meeting, marking renewed momentum in bilateral relations between the two West African neighbours. The ministerial session was co-chaired by Burkina Faso’s Foreign Minister Karamoko Jean Marie Traoré and Ghana’s Foreign Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa. Discussions focused on strengthening cooperation in security, transport, border management and humanitarian response.
Among the key agreements were accords on transport and transit facilitation, mutual recognition of national driving licences, and collaboration in disaster prevention and humanitarian crisis management. The two sides also signed measures to combat the illicit trafficking of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances, a growing concern in the sub-region. Both countries endorsed a cross-border cooperation framework, established a joint commission to reaffirm their shared boundary, and adopted a protocol creating regular consultation mechanisms between border administrative authorities to ease trade and prevent disputes.
At the close of the meeting, the ministers praised the leadership of Burkina Faso’s President Ibrahim Traoré and Ghana’s President John Dramani Mahama for promoting closer ties. Delegations pledged to ensure full implementation of the agreements, with the 14th Joint High Commission for Cooperation scheduled to be hosted in Ghana in 2028.
