West Africa definition

West Africa means the coastal region and countries of West Africa, from the Republic of Mauritania to the Republic of Ghana.
West Africa means the western region of the continent of Africa comprising areas occupied by the countries of Mauritania, Senegal, The Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Burkina Faso, and those parts of Mali and Niger south of the Sahara.
West Africa means the following countries which are located in the western part of Africa: Nigeria, Angola, Ghana, the Ivory Coast, Congo, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, Cameroon, Benin, Togo, and Sao Tome & Principe.

Examples of West Africa in a sentence

  • Erratic Rains and Erratic Markets: Environmental change, economic globalisation and the expansion of shallow groundwater irrigation in West Africa.

  • Cultural, Socio-Economic and Political Con-straints for Virtual Water Trade: Perspectives from the Volta Basin, West Africa.

  • Sahelian West Africa: Impact of Structural Adjustment Programs on Agricultural Competitiveness and Regional Trade.

  • While most areas of the continent speak the adopted language of their colonial past – such as French and Portuguese in West Africa, French and Arabic in Morocco, and English in Kenya and South Africa – the majority of people also speak one or more traditional “indigenous” languages of their and other ethnic groups.

  • The company currently operates and manages the Asanko Gold Mine, located in Ghana, West Africa which is jointly owned with Gold Fields Ltd.


More Definitions of West Africa

West Africa means the area comprised of Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo (Brazzaville), Cote D’Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Sao Tome y Principe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo and Congo (Kinshasa). Westbound means travel from a point in Areas No. 2 or 3 to a point in Area No. 1 via the Atlantic Ocean or travel from a point in Area No. 1 to a point in Areas Nos. 2 or 3 via the Pacific Ocean.
West Africa means all of Angola; Benin; Cameroon; Cape Verde; Central African Republic; Chad; Congo; Equatorial Guinea; Gabon; Gambia; Ghana; Guinea; Guinea Bissau; Cote D'Ivoire; Liberia; Mali; Mauritania; Niger; Nigeria; Sao Tome; Principe; Senegal; Sierra Leone; Togo; Burkina Faso and Zaire.
West Africa means the Gambia, Ghana, Nigeria and Sierra Leone and any other country in West Africa which may accede for the purposes of paragraph (b) of section 14 (1) of this Act.
West Africa means The Gambia, Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria and Sierra Leone; and any other country by which this Convention may be adopted collectively;
West Africa. EU trade figures (2020) West Africa is the EU's largest trading partner in Sub-Saharan Africa. The EU is West Africa's biggest trading partner, ahead of India, China, Switzerland and the US: the EU accountsfor 20% of West Africa's exports and 22% of West Africa's imports. In value, EU – West Africa trade amounts to more than € 47 billion. In terms of sectors, West Africa's exports to the EU consist mainly of oil and gas (58.7%) and food products (28.9%). West Africa's imports from the EU consist of fuels (27%), food products (20.6%), machinery (23.2%), and chemicals and pharmaceutical products (10%). Further information Economic Partnership Agreements EU trade relations with West Africa
West Africa means, for purposes of the Project, the following three countries: Ghana, Mali and Senegal.
West Africa means the region of coastal countries and island states in Western Africa between the Sahara Desert and the Gulf of Guinea.