The Burkina Faso-Ghana Railway Interconnection Project will be implemented in 2022. This was confirmed by John Peter AMEWU, Minister of Railway Development in Ghana. Ameou made these remarks during a two-day visit to Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso. He served as Minister of Railways in Ouagadougou and inspected the implementation of relevant projects.

In order to respect the provisional timetable for the effective start of the implementation of the project, the two countries represented by the Minister of Ghana and the Prime Minister of Burkina Faso Christophe Joseph Marie Dabiré agreed to finalize a number of actions in 2021.

These measures include coordinating the tax and tariff systems of the project, completing issues related to the requisition and compensation of landowners along the line, and most importantly, completing the selection of suitable contractors and financial programs for the project.

Project Overview

According to the political will of the two West African heads of state, this large-scale railway project will extend nearly 1,100 kilometers, 29% of which will be on the Burkina Faso side and the rest on the Ghana side.

In Burkina Faso, the project will start in Ouagadougou, and will arrive via Compexili, Manga, Bergdo, Galango, Tencotogo, Bagre-Pol, Zabre, and Pau. The Kola-Paga border is approximately 320 kilometers long. In Ghana, it starts at the port of Tema, passes through the eastern part of the country, and leads to the river port of Akosombo to serve the north. Ho and Yedi. The line then intersects with Tamale, covering the central part of the country, and continues to Paga via Walewale, Bolgatanga and Navrongo, with a total distance of 782 kilometers.

It will have a total of 55 stations, ten of which will be in Burkina Faso.Editor/Huang Lijun