Benin is a narrow West African nation known as the birthplace of Vodun and a stable multi-party democracy.
Burkina Faso is a landlocked West African nation of the Sahel, known for its film industry (FESPACO) and gold …
Cabo Verde is an Atlantic archipelago nation off West Africa, praised for stable democracy and a music-driven …
Cote d'Ivoire is West Africa's largest economy and the world's top cocoa producer, anchored by the port city o…
The Gambia is Africa's smallest mainland country, a narrow strip of land following the Gambia River into West …
Ghana is a stable West African democracy and one of the continent's leading gold and cocoa producers.
Guinea is a West African nation holding some of the world's largest bauxite reserves, at the source of the Nig…
Guinea-Bissau is a small, low-lying West African nation known for cashew farming and the Bijagos Archipelago.
Liberia is a West African nation founded in 1847 by freed African-American and Caribbean settlers, Africa's ol…
Mali is a landlocked West African nation home to the ancient city of Timbuktu and the historic Mali Empire.
Niger is one of the world's largest landlocked Sahelian nations, a major uranium producer facing significant c…
Nigeria is Africa's most populous country and largest economy, a West African giant known for oil wealth and a…
Senegal is a stable West African democracy known for its music scene, Sufi Islamic traditions, and the histori…
Sierra Leone is a West African nation on the Atlantic, rebuilding its economy around diamonds, iron ore and ag…
Togo is a narrow West African nation on the Gulf of Guinea, known for phosphate mining and Voodoo cultural her…
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