Ghana and Burkina Faso Sign Defence Cooperation Agreement to Secure Cross-Border Trade Routes
Ghana and Burkina Faso have signed a Defence Cooperation Agreement aimed at improving security along vital cross-border trade routes between the two countries.
The agreement will provide security and escort support for traders and other users of key corridors linking Ghana to Burkina Faso, as both countries seek to protect the movement of goods and strengthen economic activity.
The pact was signed by Ghana’s Acting Minister for Defence, Dr Cassiel Ato Baah Forson, and Burkina Faso’s Minister of State and Minister of War and Patriotic Defence, Major General Célestin Simporé.
The cooperation is expected to help safeguard critical supply routes, protect economic interests and deepen defence relations between the two neighbouring countries.
The signing ceremony was attended by Ghana’s Deputy Minister for Defence, Ernest Brogya Genfi; Chief Director of the Ministry, Emmanuel Kartey; Burkina Faso’s Ambassador to Ghana, David Kabre; and the Chief of the Defence Staff, Lieutenant General William Agyapong.
Also present were directors of the Ministry of Defence, heads of various directorates of the Ghana Armed Forces and members of the Burkinabè delegation.
The agreement comes as Ghana and Burkina Faso seek closer cooperation in addressing security challenges that could disrupt cross-border trade and the movement of essential goods.
