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Ghana has formally notified Togo of its decision to seek international arbitration to delimit the maritime boundary between the two countries.
In a statement issued on Friday, February 20, 2026, the government indicated that the boundary would be determined through arbitration under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS).
The maritime boundary dispute between Ghana and Togo dates back to December 2017 and May 2018, when Togolese authorities halted two Ghanaian seismic vessels conducting deep-sea data acquisition near Togo’s waters.
The development followed the resolution of Ghana’s earlier maritime boundary dispute with Côte d’Ivoire, after which Togo began asserting claims over a boundary area approaching its territory.
According to the government, the decision to pursue arbitration comes after several years of negotiations between the two countries failed to produce an agreed outcome.
“Ghana has taken this step in order to avoid an escalation of incidents that have created tensions between some of our institutions and to promote an amicable resolution, thereby contributing to the continued good relations between our two countries,” the statement noted.
The move, the government stressed, is intended to ensure a peaceful, rules-based resolution of the dispute while preserving the longstanding diplomatic ties between the neighbouring states, led by John Dramani Mahama of Ghana and Faure Gnassingbé of Togo.
