Triple

T9082748
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Oti River basin E217673 entity
Predicate locatedIn P40 FINISHED
Object 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.
 E778642 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (4 steps)

Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.

NER Named-entity recognition gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Burkina Faso–Togo border region | Statement: [Oti River basin, locatedIn, Burkina Faso–Togo border region]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Burkina Faso–Togo border region
Context triple: [Oti River basin, locatedIn, Burkina Faso–Togo border region]
  • A. 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.
  • 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. Gabon border
    The Gabon border near Ebebiyín is an international frontier in Central Africa where Gabon meets Equatorial Guinea, serving as a regional crossing point for people and goods.
  • 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.
NEDg Description generation gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. 
You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. 
# Instructions
Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. 
Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Burkina Faso–Togo border region
Triple: [Oti River basin, locatedIn, Burkina Faso–Togo border region]
Generated description
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.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Burkina Faso–Togo border region
Target entity description: 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.
  • A. 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.
  • 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. Gabon border
    The Gabon border near Ebebiyín is an international frontier in Central Africa where Gabon meets Equatorial Guinea, serving as a regional crossing point for people and goods.
  • 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

Provenance (5 batches)

The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.

Step Stage Batch ID Status When
creating Elicitation batch_69ca83d7a0388190ba1af89ed7ba36f9 completed March 30, 2026, 2:08 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69cc960a2760819084aab611eb1c43a9 completed April 1, 2026, 3:50 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69d02ffa9fb88190ab088be46b566ae8 completed April 3, 2026, 9:24 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69d03133ab2081909ea8d32bd7689dec completed April 3, 2026, 9:29 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69d031db52d08190962c352014a99135 completed April 3, 2026, 9:32 p.m.
Created at: March 30, 2026, 7:13 p.m.