Ivory Coast

Ivory Coast

Where the country gets its name … from the white sand coast Country Information: The Côte d’Ivoire, or the Ivory Coast. About 27 million people live here and the capital is Yamoussoukro. The Côte d’Ivoire is a religiously secular country, with...

Liberia

Country Information:  The capital of Liberia is Monrovia and the country’s population is about 5 million. Liberia is a multilingual country, though English is the official language. Liberian Kreyol is also a well-known spoken language. The main religion is...

Guinea

Typical street scape in Guinea Country Background: The capital is Conakry and the official language is French. About 14 million people live here and the main religion is Islam, though there is a small Christian population. Guinea’s top exports are gold, aluminum ore,...
Gambia

Gambia

Country Information:  The capital of Gambia is Banjul. There are approximately 2.5 million people living here. The official language of Gambia is English. The majority of Gambians practice Islam.  Major exports of Gambia are peanut products, fish, cotton, and palm...

Senegal

At the “Door of No Return” in Senegal One the funniest signs seen while traveling the globe! Wrasslin’ with the big boys in 2017 Country Information: The capital of Senegal is Dakar. There are approximately 17 million people living here. The official...