West Africa

westernmost region of the African continent

island in the South Atlantic Ocean

British overseas territory in the southern Atlantic Ocean

In the Muslim world, the marabout () is a descendant of Muhammad (Arabic: سـيّد, romanized: sayyid and sidi in the Maghreb) and a Muslim religious leader and teacher who historically had the function of a chaplain serving as a part of an Islamic army, notably in North Africa and the Sahara region, in West Africa, and historically in the Maghreb.

thumb|right|200px|Senegalese griot, 1890 thumb|200px|A Hausa people|Hausa griot performs at [[Diffa, Niger, playing a (Xalam).]]

thumb|right|Traditional fishing pirogue (a lakana (boat)|lakana [[outrigger canoe) with sail from Madagascar]] thumb|right|Group of pirogues at sunset on the river bank of Don Tati, Si Phan Don, Laos thumb|right|Pirogues of Madagascar thumb |Pirogues, Niger thumb|right|A pirogue on the Niger River in [[Mali]] thumb| Statuette Karajà - Brazil - MHNT A pirogue ( or ), also called a piragua or piraga, is any of various small boats, particularly dugouts and canoes. The word is French and is derived from the Spanish piragua , which comes from the Carib ''''.

countries in West Africa, Central Africa and the Sahel in which coups d’état occur frequently

thumb|The sankofa symbol '''' (pronounced SAHN-koh-fah) is a word in the Akan language of Ghana meaning "to retrieve" (literally "go back and get"; - to return; - to go; - to fetch, to seek and take) This Adinkra symbol represented either with a stylized heart shape or by a bird with its head turned backwards while its feet face forward carrying a precious egg in its mouth. Sankofa is often associated with the proverb, "Se wo were fi na wosankofa a yenkyi''," which translates as: "It is not wrong to go back for that which you have forgotten."

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thumb|right|Two talibés boys in Vélingara, Senegal. A talibé (also spelled talibe, plural talibés; , 'student'; pl. ) is a boy, usually from Senegal, the Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Chad, Mali or Mauritania, who studies the Quran at a daara (West African equivalent of madrasa). This education is guided by a teacher known as a marabout. In most cases talibés leave their parents to stay in the daara.

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occurrences and people in West Africa throughout history

Aoukar or Erg Aoukar () is a geological depression area of south eastern Mauritania. It is located between Kiffa and Néma, south of the Tagant Plateau. The region is also referred to as Hodh or ().

former official residence of the President of Togo; official residence of the First Minister since 1991