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West Africa Travel Guide
From Wikitravel
Africa : West Africa
West Africa is the western region of Africa. In the north the region is bounded by the Sahel, and in the south and west by the Atlantic Ocean.
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Countries
It is generally considered to consist of the following countries:
- Benin
- Burkina Faso
- Cameroon
- Cape Verde
- Cote d'Ivoire
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Ghana
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Liberia
- Nigeria
- Republic of the Congo (Congo-Brazzaville)
- Senegal
- Sierra Leone
- Gambia
- Togo
Sometimes Mauritania, Mali, Niger, and Chad are also considered as West African states.
Cities
Other destinations
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Talk
Mostly due to the colonial past of the continent, common languages spoken in the region are French, English and Portuguese,
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Eat
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