Triple

T14227968
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Black Volta E352671 entity
Predicate crossesPoliticalBoundary P13760 FINISHED
Object Burkina Faso–Ghana border
The Burkina Faso–Ghana border is an international boundary in West Africa that largely follows natural features such as the Black Volta River, separating landlocked Burkina Faso from its southern neighbor Ghana.
E1087127 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–Ghana border | Statement: [Black Volta, crossesPoliticalBoundary, Burkina Faso–Ghana border]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Burkina Faso–Ghana border
Context triple: [Black Volta, crossesPoliticalBoundary, Burkina Faso–Ghana border]
  • A. 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.
  • 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. 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.
  • 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–Ghana border
Triple: [Black Volta, crossesPoliticalBoundary, Burkina Faso–Ghana border]
Generated description
The Burkina Faso–Ghana border is an international boundary in West Africa that largely follows natural features such as the Black Volta River, separating landlocked Burkina Faso from its southern neighbor Ghana.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Burkina Faso–Ghana border
Target entity description: The Burkina Faso–Ghana border is an international boundary in West Africa that largely follows natural features such as the Black Volta River, separating landlocked Burkina Faso from its southern neighbor Ghana.
  • A. 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.
  • 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. 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.
  • 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_69d8278adc7c8190a9218d69bce3c4e6 completed April 9, 2026, 10:26 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69de622a48508190bbfedb762bd1674d completed April 14, 2026, 3:50 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69fd281801488190bcb17d27ee18cde6 completed May 8, 2026, 12:02 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69fd29a470a08190b18c184466bbe0a9 completed May 8, 2026, 12:09 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69fd2a61842481909388c83480482aeb completed May 8, 2026, 12:12 a.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 1:07 a.m.