West Africa

Countries

🇧🇯 Benin🇧🇫 Burkina Faso🇨🇻 Cape Verde🇨🇮 Côte d'Ivoire🇬🇲 Gambia🇬🇭 Ghana🇬🇳 Guinea🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau🇱🇷 Liberia🇲🇱 Mali🇲🇷 Mauritania🇳🇪 Niger🇳🇬 Nigeria🇸🇳 Senegal🇸🇱 Sierra Leone🇹🇬 Togo

Top Facts

West Africa is home to over 500 languages.

The Niger River is a major waterway.

Ancient kingdoms like Mali and Ghana thrived here.

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Traditional weaving in West Africa

Traditional weaving in West Africa

Modern skyline of Lagos

Modern skyline of Lagos

Hippos in Gambia

Hippos in Gambia

Place de l'Independance (Independence Square), Tunis

Place de l'Independance (Independence Square), Tunis

West African stew dish

West African stew dish

Burkina Faso’s Festival of African Masks

Burkina Faso’s Festival of African Masks