West African

West Africa or Western Africa is the westernmost region of Africa. The United Nations defines Western Africa as the 17 countries of Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Togo as well as Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha. The population of West Africa is estimated at about 381 million people as of 2018, and at 381,981,000 as of 2017, of which 189,672,000 are female and 192,309,000 male.

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We’ve just realised that a tiny West African crocodile can moo

A three-dose malaria vaccine shows safety, efficacy in West African adults

Study: West African Floods 80 Times More Likely by Climate Change

A West African writing system shows how letters evolve to get simpler

Deforestation Has Doubled Risk of Flash Flooding in Fast-Growing West African Coastal Cities

Deforestation increases risk of flash flooding in fast-growing West African coastal cities

Poem: 'Lesson from the West African Lungfish (Protopterus annectens)'

West African Scientists Are Leading the Science Behind a Malaria Vaccine. Researchers in Mali have been working for decades on the treatment that’s now in the final phase of clinical trials