غرب آفریقا
باختری‌ترین منطقۀ قارۀ آفریقا
غرب آفریقا منطقه غرب آفریقا است. این منطقه از شمال به ساحل، و در جنوب و غرب به اقیانوس اطلس محدود شده است.
این منطقه پرجمعیت ترین منطقه آفریقااست که در با ارزش ترین مسیرها در آن قرار می گیرد.
کشورها
ویرایش
| بنین A safe and relatively easy country for travellers to visit; birthplace of the Voodoo religion and former home of the Kingdom of Dahomey. |
| بورکینافاسو Landlocked country that is very off the beaten path for visitors. |
| کیپ ورد Tiny Atlantic island group off the coast of Senegal with wonderful beaches. |
| ساحل عاج Formerly something of a jewel in the West African crown, this nation has taken huge steps backwards due to recent political driven conflict. |
| گامبیا Tiny coastal nation popular with European beach package tourists and birdwatchers. |
| غنا So-called "Africa for Beginners"—West Africa's richest, most-English speaking country, with highly varied landscapes, a few off-the-beaten-path beach getaways, and the solemn, imposing slave castles of the coast west of Accra. |
| گینه نو Some great hill scenery (the Switzerland of Africa), major rainforests and Atlantic beaches, ravaged by decades of political turmoil and lawlessness. |
| گینه بیسائو A former Portuguese colony which has been through lots of struggle since independence and is little visited by travellers. |
| لیبریا Settled by former African American slaves in the 19th Century, this country has been through murderous conflicts, and it is too dangerous to visit outside Monrovia. |
| نیجریه A vast, dangerous, chaotic, overpopulated, and always fascinating country, with great wealth—little of it shared with its people. |
| سنگال West Africa's other "visitor-friendly" destination, with tasty food, nice beaches, and French colonial history. |
| سیرالئون Some of the best beaches anywhere in the world, and huge potential for tourism, but held back by enormous transport infrastructure problems and extreme poverty. |
| توگو A small, sleepy country that is home to no less than 40 different ethnic groups, and the surreal villages of Tamberma Valley. |
گاهی اوقات موریتانی، مالی، نیجر و چاد نیز به عنوان کشورهای غرب آفریقا در نظر گرفته می شود.
