West Africa

geographical name

region of western Africa usually considered to include Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Côte d'Ivoire, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Togo and sometimes also São Tomé and Principe compare french west africa

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“West Africa.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/West%20Africa. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.

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