West Africa Travel Guide

Information for visitors to the countries in West Africa. Includes attractions, activities, events, lodging, dining, and transportation in West African Countries.

About West Africa

Discover West Africa
Organization founded in 1998 to increase tourism in West Africa by promoting its adventure opportunities, nature, arts, cultures, festivals, beaches and other attractions, activities, and events.

Wikipedia Introduction to West Africa
Facts and general information about West Africa including climate, countries, culture, geography, music, religion, and history, including the prehistoric era, the early empires of West Africa, slavery and the first European contacts, the colonial era, and the post-colonial era.

Top Places to Visit in West & Central Africa
Descriptions of Timbuktu, Djenne City and the Bandiagara Cliffs in Mali, Loango National Park in Gabon, Goree Island in Senegal, Ganvie Village in Benin, the coastal forts of Ghana, the Sine-Saloum Delta in Senegal, Mount Cameroon in Cameroon, and the town of Agadez in Niger.

The Former French West Africa
A federation of eight French colonial territories in Africa that existed from 1895 through 1958. Countries and regions that were part of French West Africa included Dahomey (now Benin), Ivory Coast (Cote d'Ivoire), French Guinea (now Guinea), French Sudan (now Mali), Mauritania, Niger, Senegal, and Upper Volta (now Burkina Faso).

West African Plants: A Photo Guide

Countries of West Africa

Benin

Burkina Faso

Ivory Coast (Cote d'Ivoire)

Cape Verde

Gambia

Ghana

Guinea

Guinea-Bissau

Liberia

Mali

Mauritania

Niger

Nigeria

Senegal

Sierra Leone

Togo

West Africa Resources on the Internet:
Wikipedia Introduction to West Africa
Africa ATA: Eastern Region of Africa
Hartford HWP History of West Africa
Centers for Disease Control (CDC) - West Africa
West Africa in the Open Directory

See also:
Other Regions of Africa
More Destinations in Africa
Africa Travel Guide