🌐 Entity
West Africa
Westernmost region of Africa
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📌 Topics
- Cocoa Market (1)
- Economic Policy (1)
- Agricultural Pricing (1)
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Ivory Coast (1) · Ghana (1) · cocoa prices (1) · farmgate prices (1) · West Africa (1) · global cocoa market (1) · price cuts (1) · farmers' livelihoods (1)
📖 Key Information
West Africa, also known as Western Africa, is the westernmost region of Africa. The United Nations defines Western Africa as the 16 countries of Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Togo, as well as Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha (a United Kingdom Overseas Territory). As of 2021, the population of West Africa is estimated at 419 million, and approximately 382 million in 2017, of which 189.7 million were female and 192.3 million male.
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