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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 and Tristan da Cunha (United Kingdom Overseas Territory).
e. The Republic of Upper Volta ( French: République de Haute-Volta) was a landlocked West African country established on 11 December 1958 as a self-governing state within the French Community. [ 2][ 3] Before becoming autonomous, it had been part of the French Union as the French Upper Volta. On 5 August 1960, it gained full independence from ...
Benin (/ b ɛ ˈ n iː n / ⓘ ben-EEN, / b ɪ ˈ n iː n / bin-EEN; [9] French: Bénin ⓘ, Fon: Benɛ, Fula: Benen), officially the Republic of Benin (French: République du Bénin), and also known as Dahomey, [10] is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Togo to the west, Nigeria to the east, Burkina Faso to the north-west, and Niger ...
Democratic Republic of the Congo, Angola, Republic of the Congo: Niger–Congo, Bantu: 10 [year needed] Luba: Central Africa: Democratic Republic of the Congo: Niger–Congo, Bantu: 15 [year needed] Mongo: Central Africa: Democratic Republic of the Congo: Niger–Congo, Bantu: 15 [year needed] Mossi: West Africa: Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast ...
Biafra ( / biˈæfrə / bee-AF-rə ), [ 4] officially the Republic of Biafra, [ 5] was a partially recognised state in West Africa [ 6][ 7] that declared independence from Nigeria and existed from 1967 until 1970. [ 8] Its territory consisted of the former Eastern Region of Nigeria, predominantly inhabited by the Igbo ethnic group. [ 1]
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. West Africa is west of an imagined north–south axis lying close to 10° east longitude, bordered by the ...
Ivory Coast, also known as Côte d'Ivoire[ a] and officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a country on the southern coast of West Africa. Its capital city of Yamoussoukro is located in the centre of the country, while its largest city and economic centre is the port city of Abidjan. It borders Guinea to the northwest, Liberia to the west ...
Great Rift Valley. The Great Rift Valley ( Swahili: Bonde la ufa) is a series of contiguous geographic depressions, approximately 7,000 kilometres (4,300 mi) in total length, that runs from Lebanon in Asia to Mozambique in Southeast Africa. [ 1] While the name continues in some usages, it is rarely used in geology as it is considered an ...