Mindelo
The restored two-storey food market from 1784 is a great place to see sweet-talking vendors hawking local produce and medicinal herbs.
Must-see attractions in West Africa
Rio Muni
Built in 2011 to celebrate Equatorial Guinea's independence, this imposing structure is surrounded by gardens and overlooks the sea.
Serekunda & Atlantic Coast Resorts
Art lovers should visit Njogu Touray's Sakura Arts Studio for a private viewing of the acclaimed painter's colourful works.
Boa Vista
The Morro Negro lighthouse, standing atop a 150m-high cape, is Cabo Verde's most easterly point. The views are spectacular.
Benin
On the main road through the village, Villa Karo is a small gallery with great exhibitions focusing on local art.
Banjul
The quadrangular July 22 Square contains a World War I memorial and a fountain dating from the 1930s.
Cape Coast
This former lookout post and lighthouse was built in 1820, and has wide-ranging views over the town.
Guinea-Bissau
Houses a collection of masks, sculptures and other ritual objects collected by an Italian missionary
Rio Muni
This black obelisk commemorates the visit of Pope John Paul II to Equatorial Guinea in 1982.
Cameroon
The octagonal tower and green domes of the mosque are a landmark at the centre of Foumban.
Lagos
Built in the 1920s, this flamboyant building is the oldest Anglican cathedral in Nigeria.
Lagos
More than 160 years old, this is one of the most venerable Anglican churches in Nigeria.
Côte d'Ivoire
This celebrated village is famous for its stilt dancing. It's found 110km north of Man.
Cameroon
Built in 1936, Douala's cathedral is impressively large, though plain inside and out.
Liberia
This beach is for ambitious surfers – it heaves towards the shiny granite rocks.
Cabo Verde
It's well worth taking a stroll through this bustling food market in the Platô.
Lagos
Nine tennis courts, as well as a gym, squash, billiards and table tennis.
Serekunda & Atlantic Coast Resorts
A useful landmark on Karaiba Ave, this is the main mosque in the city.
Abidjan
Designed by Italian architect Aldo Spiritom, the Cathedrale St Paul is a bold and innovative modern cathedral. The stained glass is as warm and rich as…
Guinea
Around an hour's drive south of Macenta is the 116,000-acre Forêt Classée de Ziama, a disturbed but still beautiful stretch of rainforest. The forest is…
São Tomé
It's hard to miss the huge pink presidential palace, which faces the cathedral, but unfortunately it is not open to the public. Two bored guards do a…
Togo
Local farmers sell their produce here; there's also the usual bric-a-brac of plasticware and clothes. Since it's one of the biggest markets around this…
Conakry
Conakry's dwindling Christian population almost manages to fill the pews of the red and yellow Cathédrale Sainte-Marie each Sunday morning. Construction…
Côte d'Ivoire
Erected in 1914 by the French, commemorating the victims of yellow fever. It is the work of Alfred Lenoir, a sculptor who dedicated much of his oeuvre to…
Côte d'Ivoire
The Palais de Justice should be your first stop on a walk through town. Built in 1910, it was in this building that members of Côte d'Ivoire's PDCI-RDA…
Liberia
On the site of the old Africana Museum, which once had a 3000-piece collection, this is one of West Africa's oldest universities. The campus consist of…
Libreville
The main 'sight' in town is the golden glass Presidential Palace, a vast seafront monolith from which the Bongo dynasty rules Gabon. It was built in the…
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