Overview
The border between Burkina Faso and Ghana is approximately 549 kilometers long with main crossing points at Dakola and Ouessa. Dakola is located on the Ouagadougou – Tema corridor and is located 3 hours drive by car from Ouagadougou.
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Border Crossing Location and Contact |
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Name of Border Crossing |
Burkina Faso: Dakola Ghana: Paga |
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Province or District |
Nahouri province / Région du Centre-Sud |
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Nearest Town or City with Distance from Border Crossing |
Pô (26 km via N5) |
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Latitude |
11.005325 |
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Longitude |
-1.115684 |
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Managing Authority / Agency |
Direction Générale des Douanes (DGC) |
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Contact Person |
Mr. Marc BAMA, Chef de Poste Frontière de Dakola 70 75 70 62 Mr. Théodore KAFANDO, Chef de Brigade Commerciale 70 74 92 72 |
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Travel Times |
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Nearest International Airport |
Ouagadougou Airport (159 km) Truck Travel Time: 4H30 Car Travel time: 3H |
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Nearest Port |
Port of Téma (766 km) Truck Travel Time: 48H Car Travel time: 15H |
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Nearest location with functioning wholesale markets, or with significant manufacturing or production capacity |
Ouagadougou (159 km) Truck Travel Time: 4H30 Car Travel time: 3H00 |
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Other Information
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National road N5 is asphalted and in good condition. Mains cities from Ouagadougou to Dakola are:
Gas Stations are available in Pô (Oleom and Total). |
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Hours of Operation |
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Mondays to Sunday |
Cargo: from 7am to 6.30pm Passengers: 24/7 |
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National Holidays |
Open 24/7 |
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Seasonal Constraints |
n/a |
Daily Capacity
According to the Customs office in Dakola, the average traffic entering the country is 50-60 trucks per day and around 10 freight forwarder companies are represented in Dakola. The parking can accommodate approximately 120 trucks during a peak of activity.
Customs Clearance
In addition, current customs policies apply to Dakola’ s border.
From Dakola to Ouagadougou, there are five points of control
managed by the Brigade Mobile with the aim of ensuring all released
trucks will reach Ouagadougou without changing their original
itinerary.
In addition, Customs fits each released truck with an electronic
transit tracking system provided by COTRACK (service managed by
Cotecna) and a police escort is assigned with a truck carrying
sensitive goods such as weapons, medicine or chemical products.
For more information on customs in Burkina Faso, please see the following link: 1.3 Customs Information.
Other Relevant Information
To complete the clearance process, the forwarding agent must
provide some documents issued by the CBC, CCI and/or
DGPV when
required and depending on the type of goods:
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CBC |
Bon de Chargement issued by CBC representative at port of entry to authorize loading of goods by transporters and free of charge. However, a penalty of 200 000 CFA is applied if the truck does not show this document when arriving at border level. This document is implemented in all the corridors since December 2020 and applies only for exported goods and imported goods with destination in Burkina Faso. BSTR – Bordereau de Suivi du Trafic
Routier – issued at port of entry or at border level, this
document applies for both imported /exported goods in transit by
road and charged 2500 CFA per truck. In Accra, CBC is not
represented therefore this document is free of charge at Dakola’s
border. BSTT – Bordereau de Suivi du Trafic en Transit – only issued at border level for goods in transit and charged 2500 CFA per truck. BSVN – Bordereau de Suivi de Véhicule Neuf - issued for new or used vehicle in transit or with destination in Burkina Faso and charged 2500 CFA per vehicle. |
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Contact Person |
Mr. KAM BE, Chef de Bureau CBC de Dakola 25 40 31 50 / 70 23 09 98 |
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CCI |
Fond de Garantie paid at border level and represents 0.25% of the total CAF value of goods. Demande de Travail Rénuméré issued by the CCI
and filled by the Customs. DDU – Document Douanier Unique – composed of two types of documents:
Passage Magasin Sous Douane for goods cleared for home used and charged 1050 CFA per ton. Déclaration Sommaire ou Etat de Chargement (Cargo Status). |
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Contact Person |
Mr. SEDEGO Alphonse, Chef du Bureau CCI de Dakola 76 14 85 56 |
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DGPV (Direction Générale des Protections Végétales) |
Based on samples, DGPV agents are in charge to perform visual /olfactory controls and testing of food/vegetable products. Once completed, an inspection report is delivered then the amount to be paid is calculated according to the volume and type of good. Reference documents with scale of price are:
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Contact Person |
Mr. ZI Issac Chef du Bureau du contrôle phytosanitaire |
For more information on government contact details, please see the following link: 4.1 Government Contact List.
