Countries And Languages
The countries listed in this region are Benin, Burkina Faso, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Cape Verde, Cote d`Ivoire, Liberia, Mauritania, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra-Leone, Togo.
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| Flag | Country | Capital | Foods and Drink |
Languages and Tribes |
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Benin | Porto Novo | Igname (Yam), couscous | French, Fon, Yoruba, Dendi, Bariba, Ge |
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Burkina Faso | Ouagadougou | Sauces, tô a millette, páte (dough) | French, Moré, Fulfulde, Lobi |
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Cape Verde | Praia | Milho (corn) | Portuguese, Crioulo |
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Cote d'Ivoire | Yamoussoukra | Fufu | French, Mande, Malinké, Dan, Senoufo, Baoulé, Agni, Dioula |
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The Gambia | Banjul | Domodah rice, groundnut sauce | Mandinka, Wolof, Fula, English |
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Ghana | Accra | Fufu, kenkey or banku, palaver stew | English, Twi, Ga, Ewe |
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Guinea | Conakry | Sauces, groundnut | French, Malinké, Pulaar (Fula), Susu |
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Guinea-Bissau | Bissau | Mandica (cassava) | Portuguese, Crioulo |
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Liberia | Monrovia | Fufu | English Bassa, Kpelle, Kru and Grebo |
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Mali | Bamako | Poulett yassa | French, Bamara, Fula Tamashek, Dogon, Bozo, Songhaï |
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Mauritania | Nouakchott | Rice mutton, goat, camel | Hassaniya French, Fula, Soninké Wolof |
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Niger | Niamey | Dates, yogarts, rice and mutton | French, Hausa, Djerma, Fulfulde, Tamahek, Kanouri, Toubou, Gourmanchéma |
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Nigeria | Abuja | Yam, cassava, gari, jolloff rice, star | English, Hausa, Igbo, Yoruba |
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Senegal | Dakar | Fish and rice, groundnut | French, Fula,Wolof, Diola, Serer |
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Sierra Leone | Freetown | Rice, plasas, (cassava leaves palm oil fish beef) jolloff rice | English, Krio, Mende, Temne |
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Togo | Lomé | Páte, groundnut | French, Ewe, Mina, Kabyé |
Source: lonely planet book for West Africa.
