Gabon
Gabon's capital Libreville Country Profile With a population of 2.5 million, Gabon is a sparsely populated former French colony located on Africa’s west coast. The country has been spared the…
Ghana
Independence Arch, Accra A former British colony, Ghana became the first sub-Saharan country to gain independence in 1957. Its population of 35 million comprises mainly of Christians (80%), with a…
Guinea
Conakry, Guinea Guinea, or Guinea-Conakry, is a West African coastal state and former French colony. Despite the presence of copious mineral resources including the world’s largest reserve of bauxite, it…
Mali
The landlocked country of Mali has a long and fascinating history. It was home to several large pre-colonial empires such as the Ghana, Mali and Songhai empires, with Timbuktu in…
Senegal
Country Profile Senegal, which is situated in the westernmost region of Africa, is surrounded by Mauritania, Mali, Guinea, and Guinea-Bissau. Senegal has a population of 16.7 million people, 0.3% of whom (or…
Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone, officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a country on the southwest coast of West Africa. It shares its south-eastern border with Liberia and is bordered by Guinea…