The history of West Africa has been divided into its prehistory, the Iron Age in Africa, the period of major polities flourishing, the colonial period...

West Africa, also called Western Africa, is the westernmost region of Africa. The United Nations defines Western Africa as the 16 countries of Benin, Burkina...

history of West Africa is composed of West African populations that were considerably mobile and interacted with one another throughout the history of...

West African cuisine encompasses a diverse range of foods that are split between its 16 countries. In West Africa, many families grow and raise their...

genetic history of West Africa encompasses the genetic history of the people of West Africa. The Sahara served as a trans-regional passageway and place of dwelling...

"The Development of States in West Central Africa to 1540". A History of West Central Africa to 1850. New Approaches to African History. Cambridge: Cambridge...

French West Africa (French: Afrique-Occidentale française, AOF) was a federation of eight French colonial territories in West Africa: Mauritania, Senegal...

German West Africa (Deutsch-Westafrika) was an informal designation for the areas in West Africa that were part of the German Colonial Empire between...

throughout the population history of West Africa. Acheulean tool-using archaic humans may have dwelled throughout West Africa since at least between 780...

British West Africa was the collective name for British settlements in West Africa during the colonial period, either in the general geographical sense...

genetic histories of North Africa, West Africa, East Africa, Central Africa, and Southern Africa, as well as the recent origin of modern humans in Africa. The...

coast of Africa and in parts of West Africa. The importance of domestic plantation slavery increased during the 19th century, due to the abolition of the...

General History of Africa, edited by specialists from across the continent. Africa, particularly Eastern Africa, is widely accepted to be the place of origin...

was a German colony: German South West Africa. After the First World War, the League of Nations gave South Africa a mandate to administer the territory...

Spanish West Africa (Spanish: África Occidental Española, AOE) was a grouping of Spanish colonies along the Atlantic coast of northwest Africa. It was...

The West Africa Squadron, also known as the Preventative Squadron, was a squadron of the British Royal Navy whose goal was to suppress the Atlantic slave...

The history of North Africa has been divided into its prehistory, its classical period, the arrival and spread of Islam, the colonial period, and finally...

French West Africa (Afrique occidentale française, AOF) was not a scene of major fighting. Only one large-scale action took place there: the Battle of Dakar...

explorers traveled down the west African Coast, detailing and mapping the coastline and in 1488 they rounded the Cape of Good Hope. The Dutch East India...

that evidence of trade in luxury items like precious metals and shells across the entirety of the continent. African economic history often focuses on...

include Central Africa, East Africa, Southern Africa, and West Africa. Geopolitically, in addition to the African countries and territories that are situated...

the field of African theatre during the period of mixture and experimentation of the indigenous with the Western theatre. The history of African-American...

Atlantic coast of West Africa, encompassing parts of modern-day Togo, Benin, and Nigeria. It is located along the Bight of Biafra and the Bight of Benin that...

The music of West Africa has a significant history, and its varied sounds reflect the wide range of influences from the area's regions and historical...

were formed. Central Africa is the central region of Africa, bordered by North Africa, West Africa, East Africa, Southern Africa, the Atlantic Ocean,...

African Company (RAC) was an English trading company established in 1660 by the House of Stuart and City of London merchants to trade along the West African...

South West Africa was a territory under South African administration from 1915 to 1966, and under South African occupation from 1966 to 1990. Renamed...

ancestors has been found across West, Central, Eastern and Southern Africa. The history of science and technology in Africa since then has, however, received...

The military history of Africa is one of the oldest military histories in the world. Africa is a continent of many regions with diverse populations speaking...

known as the SWAPO Party of Namibia, is a political party and former independence movement in Namibia (formerly South West Africa). Founded in 1960, it has...