History of West Africa
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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
Representations of West African hunter-gatherers from the Dahomey region of Benin
Round Head figure wearing a Barbary sheep-styled mask
Tichitt Tradition rock art depicting cart, with long platform, framed by two wheels
Nok sculpture, terracotta, Louvre
West Africa
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West Africa, also known as 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, Gui
History of West Africa
…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 Atlantic Ocean and Sahara Desert. Colonial boundaries are…
A rhinoceros in Bandia Nature Reserve, Senegal
African bush elephants in Yankari National Park, Nigeria