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Tambacounda

Kaédi

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Kenema

Tubmanburg

Faranah

Kissidougou

Beyla

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Buchanan

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Kobenni

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Nzérékoré Gbanga

Zwedru

Danané

Kolokani

Harper

Koulikoro

Bougouni

Oualâta

San-Pédro

Boundiali

Tengréla Ferkessédougou

Sassandra

Sikasso

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Timbuktu (Tombouctou)

Hombori

Bondoukou

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Baudiagara

Sunyani

Wenchi

Kaya

Tenkodogo Bawku

Yendi

Gao

Fada-Ngourma

Sansanné- Mango

Kpalimé

Sokodé

Dogondoutchi

Birnin Konni

Lokoja

Tessaoua

Yola

Gombi

Idîni Boutilimit

Rkîz Aleg

Gaoual

Fdérik

Bîr Mogreïn

Boûmdeïd

Dinguiraye

Tâmchekket

Tidjikja

Toukoto

‘Ayoûn el ‘Atroûs

Tîchît

‘Aïn Ben Tili

Timbedgha Amourj

Néma

Bassikounou

Taoudenni

Goundam

Araouane

Ansongo

Tessalit

Ayorou

Tillabéri

Ménaka

Jega

Yelwa

Kandi

Koko

Jebba

Keïta

Assamakka

Dakoro

Iferouâne

Guidimouni

Hadejia

Wukari

Nguru

Gouré

Potiskum

Biu

Séguédine

Ngourti

Nguigmi

Oujeft

Chinguetti

Nouâdhibou

Saint Louis

Ziguinchor

Diourbel

Mbaké

Kindia

Labé

Harbel

Kankan

Siguiri

Odienné

Ségou

Gagnoa

Korhogo

Katiola

Mopti

Abengourou

Koudougou

Sekondi-

Takoradi

Cape Coast

Bolgatanga

Nsawam

Abomey

Tahoua

Owerri

Agadez

Bauchi

Minna

Owo

Kaolack

Bobo-Dioulasso

Kumasi

Tamale

Asamankese

Natitingou

Parakou

Oyo Ede

Ilorin

Sokoto

Sapele

Benin City

Gusau

Onitsha

Port Harcourt

Maradi

Aba

Enugu

Katsina

Zaria

Calabar

Kano

Jos

Zinder

Kumo

Maiduguri

Warri

Makurdi

Lafia

Uyo

Cotonou

Lagos

Ogbomosho

Ibadan

Abidjan

Kaduna

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ACCRA

NIAMEY

CONAKRY

MONROVIA

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BAMAKO BISSAU

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West Africa

GAMBIA

In recent years, tourism

has become increasingly

important to the economy

of Gambia. Visitors come to

see wildlife along the

Gambia River and to visit the

Atlantic coast beaches. These

safari tourists are admiring

a giant termite mound.

PEOPLE OF GHANA

Family ties and a sense of community are

important to the people of Ghana, and

ceremonies throughout each year mark the

events of childbirth, puberty, marriage, and

death. About half of Ghanaians are Ashanti

people whose ancestors developed one

of the richest and most notable

civilizations in Africa.

DIAMONDS AND GOLD

West Africa has many valuable

minerals, including diamonds, uranium,

copper, and gold. In Sierra Leone,

where diamonds (left) provide crucial

income, the mines were a focus of

fighting in the civil war between

rebel groups and the government.

Dramatically different climates and landscapes influence life in

west Africa. In the hot, dry north, it is difficult to grow crops. Only oases

in the Sahara and seasonal rainfall in the Sahel make growing crops

possible. To the south, the climate is warm and wet, and crops

such as cocoa and coffee are grown on large plantations. This

region also has many valuable minerals. Despite these rich

resources, most countries are poor. Since independence

from colonial powers, there has been much political unrest,

often sparked by poverty and tribal rivalries in the region.

West Africa is also divided by religion, with Islam

dominant in the north and Christianity in the south.

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