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1. www.britannica.com › place › western-AfricaWestern Africa | Countries, History, Map, Population, & Facts

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   3 days ago · western Africa, region of the western African continent comprising the countries of Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Cabo Verde, Chad, Côte d’Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Togo.

   • Sudan

     The Sudan extends for more than 3,500 miles (5,500 km)...

   • Western Africa

     Muslims in western Africa. A reasonable body of sources for...

   • Colonization

     Western Africa - Colonization, Trade, Empires: The European...

   • Decolonization, Independence, Sovereignty

     In French West Africa early political activity was...

   • The Southward Expansion of Oyo

     Western Africa - Oyo Expansion, Yoruba Kingdoms, Slave...

   • Ghana

     Ghana, country of western Africa, situated on the coast of...

   • Togo

     Togo, country of western Africa. Lomé, the capital, is...

2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › West_AfricaWest Africa - Wikipedia

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   1 day ago · West Africa or Western Africa is the westernmost region of Africa. The United Nations defines Western Africa as the 16 countries of Benin , Burkina Faso , Cape Verde , The Gambia , Ghana , Guinea , Guinea-Bissau , Ivory Coast , Liberia , Mali , Mauritania , Niger , Nigeria , Senegal , Sierra Leone , and Togo , as well as Saint Helena, Ascension ...

   • Demonym: West African
   • Dependencies: Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha

   • Area: 5,112,903 km² (1,974,103 sq mi) (7th)
   • Population: 418,544,337 (2021 est.) (3rd), 381,981,000 (female: 189,672,000; male: 192,309,000 (2017 est.)

3. www.cia.gov › the-world-factbook › countriesGhana - The World Factbook

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   6 days ago · Ghana is a multiethnic country rich in natural resources and is one of the most stable and democratic countries in West Africa. Ghana has been inhabited for at least several thousand years, however, little is known about its early inhabitants.

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5. www.worldbank.org › afr › western-and-central-africaThe World Bank in Western and Central Africa

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   Apr 8, 2024 · Development Challenges. Countries in AFW are suffering from the impacts of multiple overlapping crises over the last years including Russia’s invasion of Ukraine – primarily through higher global commodity prices, especially for wheat and energy – as well as the ongoing consequences of climate change and increasing levels of debt distress.

6. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › History_of_West_AfricaHistory of West Africa - Wikipedia

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   3 days ago · The History of West Africa has been divided into its prehistory, the Iron Age in Africa, the period of major polities flourishing, the colonial period, and finally the post-independence era, in which the current nations were formed.

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   Where is West Africa located?

   • West Africa is west of an imagined north–south axis lying close to 10° east longitude, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean and Sahara Desert. Colonial boundaries are reflected in the modern boundaries between contemporary West African states, cutting across ethnic and cultural lines, often dividing single ethnic groups between two or more states.

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   What countries are in western Africa?

   • The countries of western Africa. western Africa, region of the western African continent comprising the countries of Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Cabo Verde, Chad, Côte d’Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Togo.

   Western Africa | Countries, History, Map, Population, & Facts

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   Is West Africa a political or economic region?

   • As conventionally understood, however, West Africa is primarily a political and economic designation and comprises all the areas considered here except Cameroon, Chad, Equatorial Guinea, and the Saharan parts of Mali, Mauritania, and Niger. Elevation of western Africa. The region may be divided into several broad physiographic regions.

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   What does West Africa mean?

   • The term West Africa is also often used to refer to this part of the continent. As conventionally understood, however, West Africa is primarily a political and economic designation and comprises all the areas considered here except Cameroon, Chad, Equatorial Guinea, and the Saharan parts of Mali, Mauritania, and Niger.

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