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	West Africa - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		West Africa or Western Africa is the westernmost region of the African continent.
		West Africa occupies an area in excess of 6,140,000 km², or approximately one-fifth of Africa.
		The northern section of West Africa is composed of semi-arid terrain known as Sahel, a transitional zone between the Sahara desert and the savannahs of the western Sudan to the south.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/West_Africa (1440 words)

	Encyclopedia :: encyclopedia : West Africa (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		West Africa is the region of western Africa that is generally considered to include the countries of Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone and Togo.
		The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), founded by the 1975 Treaty of Lagos, is an organization of West African states dedicated to promoting the region's economy.
		Every country of West Africa is also a member of the African Union.
	www.hallencyclopedia.com /West_Africa (1205 words)

	South-West Africa - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In 1950, it ruled that South Africa did not have any obligation to convert South West Africa to a United Nations Trust Territory, but was still bound by the League of Nations Mandate with the United Nations General Assembly assuming the supervisory role.
		In 1971, acting on a request for advisory opinion from the United Nations Security Council, the International Court of Justice ruled that the continued presence of South Africa in Namibia was illegal and that South Africa was under an obligation to withdraw from Namibia immediately.
		This resulted in a protracted struggle between South Africa and forces fighting for independence, particularly after the formation of the South West Africa People's Organisation in 1960.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/South-West_Africa (595 words)

	French in West Africa
		Africa, and West Africa in particular, came to represent important possibilities for the expansionist policies of the European powers over the next five centuries.
		The French goal of increasing their stake in West Africa was influenced by similar policies undertaken by their fellow Europeans in Africa culminating in the late nineteenth century with a European "scramble for Africa." Industrialization and economic conditions in Europe influenced the expansion of European interests in West Africa from the nineteenth century on.
		West Africans had participated in both World Wars to varying degrees and their experiences in them, along with a growing opposition to direct rule and its exploitative nature, resulted in a movement which would ultimately lead to independence for the territories.
	www.africa.upenn.edu /K-12/French_16178.html (2086 words)

	FLAWI :: Florida West Africa Linkage Institute
		The Florida/West Africa Institute (FLAWI) was created by an act of the State Legislature in 1991 to promote academic, cultural, and economic exchanges between the state of Florida and the region of West Africa.
		The West Africa region consists of sixteen countries with a total population estimate of 220 million people, spanning over 2,500 miles from the Atlantic Ocean to the interior of the continent.
		West Africa is one of the largest and fastest growing regions of the world.
	www.unf.edu /dept/flawi (565 words)

	The Islamic World to 1600: The Fractured Caliphate and the Regional Dynasties (West Africa)
		The early Islamic penetration of Africa was limited to the north, across Egypt and the Maghrib.
		This kingdom covered a wide expanse of territory in West Africa, but it must be noted that it did not correspond to the territory of the present-day country of Ghana.
		He is generally credited with solidifying the presence of Islam in West Africa, which until his rule was present only in missions and Muslim trading posts, although the religion still had little influence on the general population.
	www.ucalgary.ca /applied_history/tutor/islam/fractured/westAfrica.html (723 words)

	West Africa (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Sub-Saharan Africa from Senegal to the Congo is a vast region of tremendous complexity in its historical development.
		A state in west Africa, bounded on the east by the Komoé River, to the west by the Toura Hills, and to the north by the Sikasso region of Mali.
		A state in west Africa, bounded on the north by Mauretania, to the east by Mali, and to the south bt Guinea.
	www.hostkingdom.net /westafr.html (2264 words)

	Africa Week Magazine (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Africa Week's editors are leading a team of correspondents and academics who will provide incomparable insights into a continent that is anything but predictable.
		West Africa magazine was published by Afrimedia International Limited, UK based subsidiary of state owned Graphic Communications Group of Ghana and Media Africa Group, UK.
		West Africa magazine ceased publication in August 2003 as a result of a dispute between the owners of the publication.
	www.africaweekmagazine.com /media.php (729 words)

	West Africa and the Bantu - History for Kids!
		West African people in Nigeria were smelting iron by around 400-200 BC.
		Around this same time, some of these people, perhaps from a little further east in modern Cameroon, were beginning to leave West Africa and travel east, across the African grasslands south of the Sahara Desert, and south-east through the rain forests.
		Some people in South Africa began farming or keeping sheep or cattle around this time; others, who wanted to remain hunters and gatherers, were forced off the best agricultural land and into the deserts.
	www.historyforkids.org /learn/africa/history/bantu.htm (528 words)

	German South-West Africa Encyclopedia Article @ LaunchBase.net (Launch Base) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		German South-West Africa (German: Deutsch-Südwestafrika, DSWA) was a colony of Germany from 1884 until 1915, when it was taken over by South Africa and administered as South-West Africa, finally becoming Namibia in 1990.
		In October, the newly-appointed Commissioner for West Africa, Gustav Nachtigal, arrived on the Möwe.
		In April of 1885, the Deutsche Kolonialgesellschaft für Südwest-Afrika was founded, and soon bought the assets of Lüderitz's failing enterprises; Lüderitz subsequently drowned in 1886 while on an expedition to the Orange River.
	www.launchbase.net /encyclopedia/German_South-West_Africa (1081 words)

	NERICA - new rice for West Africa
		Most of the 20 million rice farmers in West Africa are bound to an environmentally degrading slash-and-burn farming system.
		A new rice variety is transforming agriculture in a large portion of West Africa, benefiting twenty million farmers- mostly women- and helping reduce the high rice import bills.
		Labelled NERICA for "New Rice for Africa", the new variety combines the ruggedness of local African rice species with the high productivity traits of the Asian rice that was the mainstay of the Green Revolution.
	www.scienceinafrica.co.za /nerica.htm (810 words)

	Pray for West Africa
		In each country where IMB missionaries live and work in West Africa, missionaries in facilitation roles are needed to obtain visas, make travel arrangements, handle missionaries’ paperwork for government documentation, manage business and financial affairs, and deal with many other time-consuming tasks required in overseas living.
		There is also a request for career missionaries to work in Theological Education in West Africa, which should benefit the Mossi as they continue to train pastors." Ask God to equip Mossi Christians to give a strong witness and effective discipleship to their own people.
		West Africa is parched ground for the Gospel.
	www.gowestafrica.org /pray/prayer_requests.php (7564 words)

	West Africa: Women's Rights
		This letter is an invitation for you to support and participate in a landmark effort by a group of West African women's rights organizations to promote awareness of the devastating effects of discriminatory inheritance rights practices on women and children in Africa.
		This letter is part of an effort to support and participate in a landmark initiative by a group of West African women's rights organizations to promote awareness of the devastating effects of discriminatory inheritance rights practices on women and children in Africa.
		Africa Action provides this information and analysis in order to promote U.S. and international policies toward Africa that advance economic, political and social justice and the full spectrum of human rights.
	www.africaaction.org /docs99/wes9907.htm (991 words)

	WWF - WWF in west Africa: the Niger River
		River flows in Africa's Niger basin are decreasing at the same time as fishing pressure is increasing, leading to drastic declines in fishery yields.
		Eleven of the 18 families of freshwater fish that are endemic to Africa are represented in the Niger River.
		The environmental, economic, and social security of much of West Africa depends largely on the sustainable and equitable management of the Niger River and related resources.
	www.panda.org /about_wwf/where_we_work/africa/where/western_africa/river_niger/index.cfm (1002 words)

	GWP - West Africa
		The regional West African Water Partnership is a privileged forum to meet the challenge and contribute towards the achievement of the West Africa Water Vision adopted in March 2000.
		The West African Water Partnership was established in March 2002 in Bamako, Mali.
		The West Africa Water Partnership supports the establishment of capacity building and an information sharing program in the sub-region together with the promotion of the involvement of the youth and children in water resources management.
	www.gwpforum.org /servlet/PSP?iNodeID=134 (391 words)

	IOL: West Africa (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The influx of undocumented immigrants from Africa to Spain continues unabated, with 359 migrants landing on the Canary Islands and the mainland on six boats within 24 hours.
		Voters in the West African archipelago of Sao Tome and Principe have gone to the ballot boxes yet again for local elections that are expected to be won by the governing coalition.
		The members of the Economic Community of West African States are planning to transform the regional bloc into a commission early in 2007, according to officials.
	www.iol.co.za /index.php?set_id=1&click_id=86 (1600 words)

	West Africa - West African Geert Hofstede Cultural Dimensions Explained
		The Geert Hofstede analysis for West Africa, which includes the countries of Ghana, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone.
		This consolidation may be generally useful, but more specific information on each country should be reviewed due to variations in the religious base of each country.
		Based on the divergence of religions within the West African countries grouping, we believe the Hofstede Dimensions for West Africa should be used with caution, as they may not necessarily correlate accurately to each individual country.
	www.geert-hofstede.com /hofstede_west_africa.shtml (1040 words)

	Work by International Alert in West Africa (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The political landscape of the West African region is pitted with violent conflict.
		We have been working in West Africa since 1993 when we started to focus on the protracted conflict in Liberia.
		As most of the conflicts in the sub-region are interconnected and their effects spill over into each other, our work in West Africa is designed to address issues at both the sub-regional level and in specific countries.
	www.international-alert.org /our_work/regional/west_africa/index.php (362 words)

	West Africa on the Internet
		Has a searchable Press Freedom database of attacks on the press in Africa and elsewhere, documented by CPJ since 1993.
		Has a journal citation database, HORIZON, photo images in their INDIGO database, a database of the map library holdings (maps from the early 1900s), database of mosquito viruses, a database of fish, the Observatoire de la Pêche dans le Delta Intérieur du Niger (Mali).
		One of its most useful features is a keyword searchable News Database which retrieves articles from the BBC Summary of World Broadcasts, West Africa, Keesings, and other sources.
	www-sul.stanford.edu /depts/ssrg/africa/westaf.html (2120 words)

	WEST AFRICA GOLD (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		If you would like to be informed of developments regarding West Africa Gold Inc., please complete this registration form.
		West Africa Gold Inc is a predominantly Gold Exploration and Development Company with lesser interests in Base Metals, Nickel, Copper and Platinum and is initially focussed in Mali, West Africa, where the Group has acquired certain rights to explore, develop and mine in certain concession areas in the Republic of Mali.
		West Africa Gold Inc is capitalized at circa US$300 million at this time.
	www.westafricagold.com /index.htm (174 words)

	IANSA: West Africa (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		With an estimated eight million firearms in the region, West Africa is struggling to survive ongoing conflicts in which small arms play a central and destabilizing role.
		Established in May 2002 in Accra, Ghana, the West Africa Action Network on Small Arms (WAANSA) is a network of more than 50 organizations from Benin, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Niger, Nigeria, Mali, Senegal, Sierra Leone and Togo working to prevent the proliferation of small arms in the region.
		WAANSA serves as a forum for the exchange of information, views, experiences and strategies in combating the proliferation of small arms and light weapons in West Africa; works for the reduction of demand for small arms and light weapons in the region; and provides solidarity to all those who work on small arms issues.
	www.iansa.org /regions/wafrica/wafrica.htm (791 words)

	Backpacking travel guide & tips: West Africa - Benin, Togo, Burkina Faso, The Gambia, Ghana, Mali, Senegal
		This intro is here because I felt in the case of West Africa I needed to summarise most of my impressions as a whole rather than country by country, considering how little there is to write from a mainstream traveller's point of view about each country and how reasonably similar they are.
		The real West Africa, the music, age old traditions, dances, mystique are hard to track down and for this reason planning your trip around a festival or at the very least a major market makes a big difference to your impressions.
		Mole National park is easy to get to by West Africa standards, not general standards and the extent of wildlife you see will depend on the time of year and your luck.
	www.travelindependent.info /africa-west.htm (11884 words)

	African Studies: West Africa
		"Sudanic Africa is an international academic journal devoted to the presentation and discussion of historical sources on the Sudanic belt, the area between the Sahara and the Bay of Niger, the Atlantic and the Indian Oceans.
		West Africa's political economy in the next millennium: retrospect and prospect.
		The West Africa Rice Development Association is an intergovernmental research association with a membership of 17 countries.
	www.columbia.edu /cu/lweb/indiv/africa/cuvl/West.html (5852 words)

	African Art: Tribal West Africa, Primitive, Yoruba And Benin Ceremonial Masks.
		The debate as to whether these objects are of pure ethnographic interest or within the world of "fine art" has been quieted with the recognition that these powerful and beautiful objects live in both worlds.
		Here at the Art of West Africa we have amassed a collection of pieces that are stirring, powerful, sometimes sexual, haunting and strangely eerie.
		Rather than attempt to classify the collection by culture or people (for the most part would be an error to believe that homogeneous people in certain, defined areas, existed) or by objects names (I.E. "masks, "weapons" etc.) we offer our collection to collectors and others appreciative of this art form.
	www.artofwestafrica.com (348 words)

	PBS: AFRICA - Africa for Kids - My World
		Affrifah's secondary classes 1, 2 and 3, which are the equivalent of grades 9-12, at the West African School in Accra, Ghana.
		Accra is the capital city of Ghana, which is on the west coast of Africa.
		Accra is near the coast of Ghana, which is on the west side of Africa.
	pbskids.org /africa/myworld/westafrica.html (176 words)

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