History of West Africa

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title: History of West Africa
text: The history of West Africa has been divided into its prehistory, the Iron Age in Africa, the period of major polities flourishing, the colonial period, and finally the post-independence era, in which the current nations were formed. West Africa is west of an imagined north–south axis lying close to 10° east longitude, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean and Sahara Desert. Colonial boundaries are reflected in the modern boundaries between contemporary West African states, cutting across ethnic and cul
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original url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_West_Africa
date created: 2005-08-12T06:10:29Z
date modified: 2024-09-06T21:36:12Z
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