Dormaahene Cries to Mahama Over Attacks on Ghanaian Egg Traders In Burkina: “Huge Losses”
- The Dormaahene urges President Mahama to intervene in attacks on Ghanaian egg traders in Burkina Faso
- Burkinabes have reportedly seized and destroyed hundreds of crates of eggs from Ghanaian traders, causing significant losses
- President Mahama plans to send a delegation to discuss the egg trade issues with Burkina Faso's President Traore
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The Dormaahene, Osagyefo Oseadeeyo Agyemang Badu II, appealed to President John Mahama to address attacks on Egg traders who travel to Burkina Faso for trade.
The Dormaahene said Burkinabes recently seized and destroyed several hundred crates of eggs belonging to Ghanaian traders valued at millions of cedis.
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The two met during the president's 'Resetting Ghana Tour' on Tuesday, March 18, 2026.
According to a video shared on X, the paramount chief asked Mahama to intervene in the matter because the majority of his subjects depend on the trade of eggs.
"His Excellency, eggs are our main trading commodity in Dormaa. If we are unable to take our eggs to market or don't sell them, we won't have food. Eggs take care of a majority of us."
"Something has happened in our egg trade. His Excellency, we trade with the people of Burkina; we sell some of our eggs to them. Recently, we took some of our eggs to Burkina via Paga. They took all our eggs without any provocation and destroyed them."
The president, in his remarks, said that he was going to send a delegation to meet the President of Burkina Faso, Ibrahim Traore, to find out exactly what happened.
Ghanaian reported missing in Burkina Faso
A Ghanaian youth leader, Sadat Ibrahim, has reportedly been abducted in Burkina Faso. Reports about his alleged abduction emerged on March 17.
Residents of Wuru, a border community in the Sissala East District of the Upper West Region, raised the alarm.
Residents said insecurity along the Ghana–Burkina Faso border has worsened since December 2025, after Burkinabè soldiers were arrested and detained by Ghana Immigration and military personnel in Tumu.
According to residents, Ibrahim went missing on March 4, 2026, after travelling to Kounou, a Burkinabè border town near Wuru, to seek medical care for a relative.
Ghanaians killed in Burkina Faso
This incident comes after seven Ghanaian tomato traders were killed when terrorists attacked the town of Titao in Burkina Faso on February 14, 2026.
The victims were among a group of 18 traders in Burkina Faso.
The government, through the statement, solidarised with the families of the victims and assured them of its full support.
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The Islamist attack also led to concerns that tomato prices in Ghana would be affected.
A tomato seller with over 30 years of experience, Esther Owusu Ansah, said that traders may soon stop travelling to Burkina Faso if adequate security is not guaranteed.
Woman loses husband in Burkina Faso attack
YEN.com.gh also previously reported that the wife of another trader who died in the Burkina Faso attack had opened up about her loss.
She wept over the loss of her husband and touched on the last conversation they had, with netizens consoling the families of the victims.
Source: YEN.com.gh
