Ghana and Burkina Faso have signed a Defence Cooperation Agreement aimed at enhancing security and providing escort support along vital cross-border trade corridors.

The agreement was signed by the Acting Minister of Defence, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson, and Burkina Faso’s Minister of State and Minister of War and Patriotic Defence, Major General Célestin Simporé.

In a post shared on Facebook on August 10, 2026, the Ministry of Defence said the agreement would help safeguard economic stability, secure critical supply routes and strengthen defence and security cooperation between the two countries.

“Ghana and Burkina Faso have signed a Defence Cooperation Agreement to secure vital cross-border trade corridors, safeguard economic activity and deepen defence cooperation between our two countries,” the statement said.

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The Ministry said the initiative is expected to improve the protection of key routes used for the movement of goods between Ghana and Burkina Faso.

The agreement forms part of efforts to deepen security collaboration between the two countries and address challenges affecting cross-border trade.

The signing ceremony was witnessed by the Deputy Minister for Defence, Ernest Brogya Genfi; Chief Director of the Ministry, Emmanuel Kartey; and Chief of the Defence Staff, Lieutenant General William Agyapong.

Directors of the Ministry of Defence, heads of various directorates of the Ghana Armed Forces and members of the Burkinabè delegation also attended the ceremony.

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