dynamicafrica: West Africa, also called Western Africa and the... dynamicafrica: West Africa, also called Western Africa and the West of Africa, is the westernmost region of the African continent. Geopolitically, the United Nations definition of Western Africa includes the following 16 countries and an area of approximately 5 million square km. With the exception of Mauritania, all these countries are members of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) set up in May 1975. Benin Burkina Faso Cape Verde Ivory Coast Gambia Ghana Guinea Guinea-Bissau Liberia Mali Mauritania Niger Nigeria Senegal Sierra Leone Togo The UN region also includes the island of Saint Helena, a British overseas territory in the South Atlantic Ocean.
West Africa , also called Western Africa and the West of Africa, is the westernmost region of the African continent.
Geopolitically, the United Nations definition of Western Africa includes the following 16 countries and an area of approximately 5 million square km. With the exception of Mauritania, all these countries are members of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) set up in May 1975.
- Benin
- Burkina Faso
- Cape Verde
- Ivory Coast
- Gambia
- Ghana
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Liberia
- Mali
- Mauritania
- Niger
- Nigeria
- Senegal
- Sierra Leone
- Togo
The UN region also includes the island of Saint Helena, a British overseas territory in the South Atlantic Ocean.
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