West Africa

Planned capital city of Nigeria since 1991, replacing Lagos.

Capital and largest city of Ghana on the Gulf of Guinea.

Capital and largest city of Mali on the Niger River.

Capital city of Gambia situated on St. Mary's Island.

Capital city: Porto-Novo (constitutional), Cotonou (largest city and economic center).

Capital and largest city of Guinea-Bissau on the Geba River.

Capital city: Ouagadougou.

Capital city: Praia.

Capital and largest city of Guinea located on Tombo Island.

Largest city and economic capital of Benin (de facto capital).

Capital and largest city of Senegal on the Cape Verde Peninsula.

Capital and largest city of Sierra Leone on the Atlantic coast.

Capital city: Banjul.

Capital city: Accra.

Capital city: Conakry.

Capital city: Bissau.

Capital city: Yamoussoukro (political), Abidjan (economic center).

Capital city: Monrovia.

Capital and largest city of Togo on the Gulf of Guinea.

Capital city: Bamako.

Capital city: Nouakchott.

Capital and largest city of Liberia on the Atlantic coast.

Capital and largest city of Niger on the Niger River.

Capital city: Niamey.

Capital city: Abuja.

Capital and largest city of Mauritania on the Atlantic coast.

Capital and largest city of Burkina Faso in the center of the country.

Capital and largest city of Cape Verde located on Santiago Island.

Capital city: Dakar.

Capital city: Freetown.

Capital city: Lomé.