Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana have taken another step in the joint demarcation of their border, with officials from both countries inspecting new boundary markers along a 150-kilometre stretch of their shared land frontier.

On Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2026, Diakalidia Konaté, executive secretary of Côte d’Ivoire’s National Borders Commission, led an Ivorian delegation to Newtown, Ghana, where he met Anthony Ntem, commissioner-general of the Ghana Boundary Commission. The officials inspected boundary markers BP 55 and BP 55-1 at the Newtown–Aforénou Poste border crossing.

The visit came ahead of an official handover ceremony scheduled for Thursday, Sept. 24, at the Diby border post in the Maféré sub-prefecture, in Côte d’Ivoire’s Sud-Comoé region.

The inspection was attended by Ibrahim Bayo, director-general of Territorial Administration, and Ibrahim Cissé, prefect of the Sud-Comoé region.

Konaté described the boundary markers as an important milestone in the history of relations between Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana, saying they would further strengthen cooperation between the two countries.

Ntem said the demarcation reflected the two countries’ commitment to continuing dialogue and cooperation, particularly in maintaining peace and security for communities living along the border.

The project also carries significance for local communities. Awulae Kwasi Amakyi III, president of the Traditional Council of N’Zima Chiefs in western Ghana and chief of 43 villages in the Jomoro area, welcomed the work by the two national border commissions.

He stressed that communities on both sides of the border share close social and cultural ties, saying the physical boundary should not prevent people from maintaining their longstanding relationships.

At the centre of the demarcation process is BP 55, known as the “zero boundary marker”. According to the Ivorian government, it serves as the reference point from which the entire land and maritime boundary between Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana is traced.

The latest operation is part of a broader effort by the two countries to clarify and physically mark their common border while maintaining cooperation among border communities.

The formal handover of the markers on Thursday in Diby will mark the next stage of the process, as Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana continue working together on the management of their shared frontier.