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West Africa

Mali

The mosques Djingary Ber and Sankore in Timbuktu, the Djenne Mosque, Dogon Country, the Tomb of Askia in Gao and Jaaral and the Degal in Diafarabe and Dialloube are all UNESCO World Heritage Sites...

Mauritania

Mauritania is large, empty and generally flat with dry plains interrupted by ridges and dune-like sand dunes. It is almost twice the size of France. And yet it has only 4.3 million inhabitants. In...

Monrovia

Monrovia is the capital of the West African state of Liberia. The city has 1,021,762 inhabitants. It is located on a peninsula between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mesurado River and has a large port...

Niamey

Once dominated by the Songhai Empire and other regional powers, Niamey boasts a unique fusion of Arab and African traditions. Learn about traditional attire, homes and tools for Niger’s diverse...

Niger

Welcome to the cemetery with a million dinosaur legs, to the most romantic river trip in Africa and to one of the last borders of tourism in the world. Welcome to colorful cultural festivals, with...

Nigeria

The country is considered a multinational state inhabited by over 500 ethnic groups, the three largest of which are Hausa, Igbo and Yoruba; these ethnic groups speak over 500 different languages...

Nouakchott

Nouakchott is built around a large tree-lined street, Avenue Gamal Abdel Nasser, which runs northeast through the city center from the airport. It divides the city in two with the residential areas...