Some students of the Royal Danish Defence College have lauded the role of the Ghana Boundary Commission in managing and securing the Land and Maritime boundaries of Ghana.

Speaking after visiting the offices of the Commission and interacting with the National Coordinator and Management of the Commission, they said they are impressed with how the Commission is addressing the country’s land and maritime boundary issues whilst also dealing with challenges confronting deprived border communities.

A member of the team, Lisbeth Pedersen said she was impressed "because they took time to educate us about the emerging security issues confronting Africa."

"I am very impressed with how the Commission is dealing with the issues here especially the boundary reaffirmation and delimitation issues and the fact that the Commission is deliberately targeting specific issues.” She added, “There are no common solutions to any problems but addressing the root causes of the problem and I am very impressed”

A worker at the Royal Danish Defence College, Morten Jorgensen said he is amazed about how the Ghana Boundary Commission has worked to ensure deep cooperation and collaboration among Ghana and her neighbours.

He said “It is an absolute pleasure to come and visit the Ghana Boundary Commission. I am amazed about how it has established cooperation with your West African neighbours trying to solve the issues regarding the boundaries.

A Senior lecturer at the Royal Danish Defence College and leader of the visiting team, Professor Thomas Mandrup said “Maj Gen Emmanuel Kotia gave a really important insight to the students on how we could cooperate on some of the important issues and secure a joint and better future for everybody”.

National Coordinator of the Ghana Boundary Commission, Maj Gen Emmanuel Kotia briefed the team on the work of the commission to protect Ghana’s boundaries.

He said the Commission also works to address the challenges that exist in deprived border communities in the country.

“I can tell you happily that the ECOWAS Commission is currently sponsoring a programme in the Volta Region for us to rehabilitate a clinic in the Volta Region which is very good. The Ghana government as a result of our work has released some money to be used to construct a feeder road to a deprived community which does not have any road.”

He added that the Commission is seeking more funding to help more deprived border communities.

The aim of the visit by the Royal Danish Defence College was for the students to familiarize themselves with the mandate and activities of the Commission since its operationalisation in 2021.

The visit also forms part of a series of engagements the delegation from RDDC is undertaking toward exploring issues of marginalisation, segmentation, security and development in West African countries.