Burkina Faso–Ghana border

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The Burkina Faso–Ghana border is an international boundary in West Africa that largely follows natural features such as the Black Volta River, separating landlocked Burkina Faso from its southern neighbor Ghana.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Ghana–Burkina Faso border	4
Burkina Faso–Ghana border canonical	2
Burkina Faso (border region)	1
Burkina Faso–Côte d'Ivoire border	1
Burkina Faso–Ghana–Côte d’Ivoire border area	1
Cinkansé (Burkina Faso border town)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14227968 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Burkina Faso–Ghana border
Context triple: [Black Volta, crossesPoliticalBoundary, Burkina Faso–Ghana border]

A. Burkina Faso–Togo border region
The Burkina Faso–Togo border region is a sparsely populated West African frontier area characterized by savanna landscapes, cross-border ethnic communities, and shared river systems that support agriculture and pastoralism.
B. Togo–Ghana border region
The Togo–Ghana border region is a transboundary area in West Africa characterized by shared river basins, including the Oti River, and a mix of cultural, linguistic, and ecological zones spanning both countries.
C. Mali–Burkina Faso border region
The Mali–Burkina Faso border region is a sparsely governed Sahelian frontier zone marked by desert and semi-arid landscapes, where state presence is weak and jihadist insurgencies, communal violence, and illicit trafficking are widespread.
D. Benin–Togo border region
The Benin–Togo border region is a West African area characterized by shared cultural ties and diverse landscapes, including river basins, savannas, and agricultural zones that span both countries.
E. Tenkodogo, Burkina Faso
Tenkodogo is a historic town in eastern Burkina Faso, considered one of the country’s oldest settlements and an important regional center for the Gurma people.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Burkina Faso–Ghana border
Target entity description: The Burkina Faso–Ghana border is an international boundary in West Africa that largely follows natural features such as the Black Volta River, separating landlocked Burkina Faso from its southern neighbor Ghana.

A. Burkina Faso–Togo border region
The Burkina Faso–Togo border region is a sparsely populated West African frontier area characterized by savanna landscapes, cross-border ethnic communities, and shared river systems that support agriculture and pastoralism.
B. Togo–Ghana border region
The Togo–Ghana border region is a transboundary area in West Africa characterized by shared river basins, including the Oti River, and a mix of cultural, linguistic, and ecological zones spanning both countries.
C. Mali–Burkina Faso border region
The Mali–Burkina Faso border region is a sparsely governed Sahelian frontier zone marked by desert and semi-arid landscapes, where state presence is weak and jihadist insurgencies, communal violence, and illicit trafficking are widespread.
D. Benin–Togo border region
The Benin–Togo border region is a West African area characterized by shared cultural ties and diverse landscapes, including river basins, savannas, and agricultural zones that span both countries.
E. Tenkodogo, Burkina Faso
Tenkodogo is a historic town in eastern Burkina Faso, considered one of the country’s oldest settlements and an important regional center for the Gurma people.
F. None of above. chosen