FasoGhana

FasoGhana is a proposed cross-border regional concept in West Africa intended to foster economic integration, cultural exchange, and regional stability between Burkina Faso (faso) and Ghana.

The name blends Faso, the informal shorthand for Burkina Faso, with the country Ghana.

Origins of the concept appear in policy discussions on regional integration in West Africa, particularly within ECOWAS and academic analyses of cross-border trade, energy, and security.

Geographically, a FasoGhana arrangement would touch the border zone separating the Sahelian and forest-savanna zones, spanning parts of northern Ghana and southern Burkina Faso and linking regional transport corridors.

Economic potential centers on agriculture (cotton, cocoa, shea), mining (gold), and energy, with ambitions for larger trade flows, shared infrastructure, and a common market under a regional framework.

Policy challenges would include regulatory harmonization, border management, currency and monetary coordination, security collaboration, and funding, all within broader ECOWAS norms and national sovereignty considerations.

Supporters argue such a initiative could expand a single market, improve food security, attract investment, and stabilize neighboring regions, while critics caution about sovereignty, governance gaps, and uneven development.

As a concept, FasoGhana remains aspirational and subject to political will, legal processes, and practical cooperation in trade, energy, and transport, within the wider context of West African regional organizations.