Land of old kingdoms.
ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF MAURITANIA Area: 1.030.700 km2Population: 4.005.475 (July 2020 est.)Life expectancy: about 64 yearsCapital: NouakchottBorders: Morocco to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Senegal to the south-west, Mali to the south and east, and Algeria to the north-east.Ethnic...
KINGDOM OF MOROCCO Area: 446.550 km2Population: 35.561.654 (July 2020 est.)Life expectancy: about 73 yearsCapital: RabatBorders: with Algeria to the east and south-east, with Mauritania to the south-west and faces north-east to the Mediterranean Sea, north-west and west to the Atlantic...
REPUBLIC OF LIBERIA Area: 111.369 km2Population: 5.073.296 (July 2020 est.)Life expectancy: about 64 yearsCapital: MonroviaBorders: to the north with Sierra Leone and Guinea, to the east with Côte d'Ivoire and to the south west with the Atlantic Ocean. Ethnic groups: Kpelle 20.3%, Bassa...
REPUBLIC OF GUINEA Area: 245.857 km2Population: 12.527.440 (July 2020 est.)Life expectancy: about 63 yearsCapital: ConakryBorders: with Guinea-Bissau and Senegal in the north, Mali in the north and north-east, Ivory Coast in the south-east, Liberia and Sierra Leone in the south, Atlantic Ocean...
REPUBLIC OF THE GAMBIA Area: 11.300 kmqPopulation: 2.173.999 (July 2020 est.)Life expectancy: about 66 yearsCapital: BanjulBorders: to the north, south and east it borders with Senegal, to the west with the Atlantic Ocean Ethnic groups: Mandinka/Jahanka 34%, Fulani/Tukulur/Lorobo 22.4%,...
REPUBLIC OF GUINEA BISSAU Area: 36.125 kmqPopulation: 1.927.104 (July 2020 est.) Life expectancy: about 63 yearsCapital: Bissau Borders: north with Senegal, east and south with Guinea and west with the Atlantic Ocean. Ethnic groups: Fulani 28.5%, Balanta 22.5%, Mandinga 14.7%, Papel 9.1%,...
REPUBLIC OF SENEGAL Area: 196.722 km2Population: 15.736.368 (July 2020 est.)Life expectancy: about 63 yearsCapital: Dakar Borders: to the west by the Atlantic Ocean, to the north and north-east by Mauritania, to the east by Mali and to the south by Guinea and Guinea-Bissau. Ethnic groups:...
REPUBLIC OF TOGO Area: 56,785 kmPopulation: 8,608,444 (estimate July 2020)Life expectancy: about 66 yearsCapital: LomeBorders: to the west with Ghana, to the north with Burkina Faso to the east with Benin and to the south with the Atlantic Ocean. Ethnic groups: the main from north to south:...
REPUBLIC OF BENIN Surface: 112,672 Km2 Population: 12,864,634 (in 2020) mainly concentrated in the south. On the Atlantic coast, Cotonou alone has 2,401,067 inhabitants. Demographics are relevant with an annual population increase of 3.5%. Life expectancy: 61 years. Capital: formally Porto...
In the province of Natitingou, in northwestern Benin, the plain ends abruptly at the foot of the Atakora, the mountains that mark the border with Togo. In this part of Africa, which remined isolated for a long time, live the Batammariba or Tamberma as they are called in Togo, known until a few...
Gloria’s trip to Morocco and Mauritania with TransAfrica. Following her story about a special adventure in Africa with us. Most of my trips to Africa, with my partner, have always excluded the western part because, being us in love with snorkelling, we were looking for countries where we...
Emilie's journey with TransAfrica to Senegal and Guinea Bissau. Emilie tells us about her experience in Africa with our team. Everything in Africa is amplified: Will I be able to make it physically, who are the operators who offer the trip, will they be reliable, will they be able to guarantee...
