The adjoining West African countries of Ghana and Burkina Faso have announced an international competitive tender for the construction of a joint 595-kilometer greenfield railway-line project on a build-operate-transfer basis.
The line will start from the port of Tema in Ghana and run north to Ougadougou, the capital of landlocked Burkina Faso. In Ghana, the line passes through Akosombo, Ho, Hohoe, Yendi, Tamale and Paga. In Burkina Faso, the railway will start from Dakola and run along the national highway No. 5 to the country's capital. The invitation for expression of interest did not state what gauge the new line will be, but in Ghana almost the entire existing rail system is narrow gauge.