Ghana–Togo border
The Ghana–Togo border is 1,098 km (682 miles) in length and runs from the tripoint with Burkina Faso in the north to the Atlantic Ocean in the south.[1]
Description
The border starts in the north at the tripoint with Burkina Faso; it then veers eastwards, almost re-touching the Burkinabe border and thereby creating a piece of Togolese territory
The highest points of both countries, Mount Afadja in Ghana and Mount Agou in Togo, lie close to each other near the border.
History
Remains of the
An initial border in the southernmost section west of Lomé was agreed upon by Britain and Germany on 14 July 1886.[8][2] It was extended further to the north to the Volta-Daka confluence the following year.[8] This section of the border was then delimited in more detail via an Anglo-German agreement of 1 July 1890.[8][2] The border was extended further northwards via mutual agreement on 14 November 1899.[2][8] The full boundary was then delimited in late 1901, and then demarcated on the ground 1901–02; this final boundary was approved on 25 June 1904.[8][2]
In the
By plebiscite, British Togoland was incorporated into the Gold Coast colony in 1956, which gained independence as Ghana the following year.[8][9][10] France had also initiated a process of decolonisation at this time, culminating in the granting of broad internal autonomy to each African colony in 1958 within the framework of the French Community.[11][2] French Togoland declared complete independence on 27 April 1960, whereupon the frontier with Ghana became one between two sovereign states.[8][2] The two states undertook some re-demarcation work in the 1970s.[2]
Settlements near the border
Ghana
- Wurinyanga
- Nakpanduri
- Bunkpurugu
- Wawjawga
- Kilingg
- Nkanta
- Breniasi
- Agbome
- Denu
- Aflao
Togo
- Tami
- Bantierk
- Kpankpande
- Passao
- Biakopabe
- Bidjabe
- Dimouri
- Kakpa
- Bloma
- Kpalimé
- Kpadafe
- Agoueve
- Lomé
Border crossings
The main border crossing is at Aflao-Lomé; other crossings include Ho-Kpalimé and Leklebi-Kame.[12]
See also
Further reading
- Austin, Dennis (1963). "The Uncertain Frontier: Ghana-Togo". The Journal of Modern African Studies. 1 (2): 139–145.
References
- ^ CIA World Factbook – Ghana, retrieved 21 January 2020
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p Brownlie, Ian (1979). African Boundaries: A Legal and Diplomatic Encyclopedia. Institute for International Affairs, Hurst and Co. pp. 250–79.
- S2CID 162257959.
- ^ "History of Ghana". TonyX. Archived from the original on 1 May 2013. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
- ISBN 978-0860786979.
- ISBN 9781136596148.
- ^ McLaughlin & Owusu-Ansah (1994), Britain and the Gold Coast: the Early Years
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k International Boundary Study No. 126 – Ghana-Togo Boundary (PDF), 6 September 1972, retrieved 21 January 2020
- ISBN 0-19-829645-2
- ^ Ghana National Reconciliation Commission: "The Historical Context" Archived 2011-07-21 at the Wayback Machine Government of Ghana
- ISBN 0-313-30328-2.
- ^ Phillip Briggs (2019) Bradt Travel Guide - Ghana, pgs. 60-61