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Boundary Commission DG advocates negotiation, brotherhood in border governance
The 2026 Abidjan Border Forum has ended in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, with a name on African nations to see borders not simply as traces of separation, however as areas for integration, tradition and safety.
The three-day Forum, which held from twentieth to twenty second October, 2026, with the theme “People at the Borders: Culture, Integration, and Security” was declared open by the Prime Minister of Côte d’Ivoire, Mr. Robert Beugré Mambé, whereas the Chairman of the African Union Commission, Mr. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, delivered the inaugural deal with.
The Forum, institutionalised by the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union in February 2025 as a Continental Platform for Border Governance in Africa, is grounded in the African Union Convention on Cross-Border Cooperation, a key instrument of the AU Border Governance Strategy’s “bottom-up integration” method.
Speaking at the occasion, the Director-General of the National Boundary Commission of Nigeria, Surveyor Adamu A. Adaji, pressured the want for negotiation in border demarcation in the spirit of African brotherhood and with due consideration for the pursuits of native communities.
“There is need for negotiation in the demarcation of borders in the spirit of African brotherhood and taking into consideration the interest of the local communities”, Adaji mentioned.
The DG cited the Nigeria-Cameroon border dispute decision as a profitable mannequin, which moved from pressure and litigation to diplomatic roundtable, paving the method for efficient cross-border cooperation between the two nations.
The Forum underscored that cross-border cultural exchanges, neighborhood dialogue and joint initiatives can strengthen mutual belief and cut back safety challenges.
Key resolutions from the Forum embody the want for ratification of the African Union Convention on Cross-Border Cooperation and the institutionalisation of Local Cross-Border Cooperation to allow native authorities and border communities to establish rising threats, share info, deal with native tensions and help early warning and early response mechanisms.
It is value noting that Nigeria, by means of the National Boundary Commission, ratified the AU Convention on Cross-Border Cooperation in 2023. This facilitated the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Republic of Benin on Local Cross-Border Cooperation on 18th August, 2025.
The MoU gives a framework for collaboration between Nigeria’s border Local Government Areas and Benin’s border Communes, together with conventional rulers and different native stakeholders.
“Both nations are now working in the direction of the operationalisation of the MoU to transfer it past a diplomatic dedication to a functioning mechanism that delivers tangible advantages to border communities and safeguards Nigeria’s nationwide safety.
The Director-General expressed appreciation to the Government and folks of Côte d’Ivoire, the African Union and different growth companions for supporting the profitable internet hosting of the 2026 Abidjan Border Forum.
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