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Cape Coast Castle
A whitewashed fort on the Gulf of Guinea and one of the most significant sites of the transatlantic slave trade.
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Kakum National Park
Tropical rainforest crossed by a canopy walkway suspended around 40 metres above the forest floor.
Photograph of Mole National Park to be supplied by the clientGhana
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Mole National Park
Ghana's largest wildlife refuge, where elephants gather at waterholes below an escarpment camp.
Photograph of Elmina Castle to be supplied by the clientGhana
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Elmina Castle
The oldest European building in sub-Saharan Africa, on a rocky Atlantic promontory.
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Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park
The park in central Accra where Ghana’s independence was declared in 1957.
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Jamestown, Accra
The old fishing quarter of Ga Mashie below a colonial-era lighthouse.
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Manhyia Palace Museum
The former royal residence of the Asante kings in Kumasi, now a museum.
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Boti Falls
Twin waterfalls in a forest reserve, joined by a seasonal pool.
Photograph of Aburi Botanical Gardens to be supplied by the clientGhana
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Aburi Botanical Gardens
Hill-station gardens above Accra, laid out in 1890.
Photograph of Wli Waterfalls to be supplied by the clientGhana
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Wli Waterfalls
The highest waterfall in Ghana, in the Agumatsa reserve.
Photograph of Akosombo Dam & Lake Volta to be supplied by the clientGhana
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Akosombo Dam & Lake Volta
The dam that created the world’s largest reservoir by surface area.
Photograph of Royal Palaces of Abomey to be supplied by the clientBenin
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Royal Palaces of Abomey
The earthen palace complex of the former Kingdom of Dahomey in the city of Abomey.
Photograph of Ouidah and the Slave Route to be supplied by the clientBenin
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Ouidah and the Slave Route
A historic coastal town that was one of West Africa's largest Atlantic slave-trade ports and a centre of the Vodun religion.
Photograph of Ganvié Lake Village to be supplied by the clientBenin
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Ganvié Lake Village
A large stilt village built over Lake Nokoué whose houses stand on wooden piles above the water.
Photograph of Porto-Novo to be supplied by the clientBenin
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Porto-Novo
Benin's official capital, a Yoruba-founded city known for its royal palace museum, Afro-Brazilian mosque and ethnographic collections.
Photograph of Cotonou to be supplied by the clientBenin
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Cotonou
Benin's largest city and economic capital, home to the vast Dantokpa market and the Fondation Zinsou art institution.
Photograph of Grand-Popo to be supplied by the clientBenin
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Grand-Popo
A quiet beach town on Benin's southwest coast where a branch of the Mono River meets the Gulf of Guinea.
Photograph of Pendjari National Park to be supplied by the clientBenin
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Pendjari National Park
A large savanna wildlife park in northwestern Benin holding some of West Africa's last major populations of big game.
Photograph of Tanougou Falls to be supplied by the clientBenin
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Tanougou Falls
A multi-tiered waterfall in the Atacora mountains near the edge of Pendjari National Park.
Photograph of Somba Country (Tata-Somba Houses) to be supplied by the clientBenin
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Somba Country (Tata-Somba Houses)
The Atacora homeland of the Batammariba (Somba) people, known for their fortified two-storey earthen tata houses.
Photograph of Koutammakou, the Land of the Batammariba to be supplied by the clientTogo
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Koutammakou, the Land of the Batammariba
A cultural landscape of mud tower-houses built by the Batammariba (Tammari) people in north-eastern Togo.
Photograph of Lomé to be supplied by the clientTogo
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Lomé
Togo's capital and largest city, on the Atlantic coast in the Maritime Region.
Photograph of Togoville to be supplied by the clientTogo
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Togoville
A historic town on the northern shore of Lake Togo and an important centre of West African Vodun.
Photograph of Aného to be supplied by the clientTogo
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Aného
A former colonial capital on the coast between the Atlantic Ocean and Lake Togo, about 45 km east of Lomé.
Photograph of Kpalimé and the Plateaux Waterfalls to be supplied by the clientTogo
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Kpalimé and the Plateaux Waterfalls
A hill town in the Plateaux Region set among coffee and cocoa country, surrounded by forested slopes and waterfalls.
Photograph of Mount Agou to be supplied by the clientTogo
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Mount Agou
The highest mountain in Togo, rising in the Plateaux Region south-east of Kpalimé near the Ghanaian border.
Photograph of Fazao-Malfakassa National Park to be supplied by the clientTogo
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Fazao-Malfakassa National Park
The largest national park in Togo, a semi-mountainous protected area in the centre of the country.
Photograph of Sokodé to be supplied by the clientTogo
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Sokodé
Togo's second-largest city and the centre of Tem (Kotokoli) culture in the Centrale Region.
Photograph of Kara to be supplied by the clientTogo
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Kara
The main city of northern Togo and the homeland of the Kabye people, in the Kara Region.
Photograph of Historic Town of Grand-Bassam to be supplied by the clientCôte d'Ivoire
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Historic Town of Grand-Bassam
A former French colonial capital on the coast east of Abidjan, inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List for its colonial architecture and town planning.
Photograph of Abidjan and the Plateau to be supplied by the clientCôte d'Ivoire
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Abidjan and the Plateau
Côte d'Ivoire's largest city and economic capital, built around the Ébrié lagoon with the high-rise business district of Le Plateau at its core.
Photograph of Assinie to be supplied by the clientCôte d'Ivoire
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Assinie
A coastal resort area on a sandy peninsula about 80 km east of Abidjan, popular for its beaches and lagoon.
Photograph of Taï National Park to be supplied by the clientCôte d'Ivoire
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Taï National Park
One of the last major areas of primary tropical rainforest in West Africa, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in the country's southwest.
Photograph of Basilica of Our Lady of Peace to be supplied by the clientCôte d'Ivoire
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Basilica of Our Lady of Peace
A vast Catholic basilica in the political capital Yamoussoukro, recognised by Guinness World Records as the largest church in the world.
Photograph of Comoé National Park to be supplied by the clientCôte d'Ivoire
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Comoé National Park
The largest protected area in West Africa, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and biosphere reserve in the northeast.
Photograph of Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve to be supplied by the clientCôte d'Ivoire
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Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve
A transboundary mountain reserve on the Guinea–Côte d'Ivoire border, inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site for its endemic biodiversity.
Photograph of Man and the Western Mountains to be supplied by the clientCôte d'Ivoire
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Man and the Western Mountains
A highland town in western Côte d'Ivoire ringed by forested peaks, waterfalls and rocky outcrops.
Photograph of Korhogo and Senufo Country to be supplied by the clientCôte d'Ivoire
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Korhogo and Senufo Country
The main town of northern Côte d'Ivoire and a centre of Senufo culture, weaving and wood-carving.