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The 15th century Larabanga Mosque.

Larabanga, Ghana

Larabanga Mosque

The first mosque in Ghana is known as the "Mecca of West Africa."

The ruins.

Poni, Burkina Faso

Ruins of Loropéni

These mysterious 1,000-year-old walls have revealed little about their past.

Cour Royale de Tiébélé.

Nahouri, Burkina Faso

Cour Royale de Tiébélé

In this African village, the walls of the chief's compound are painted with beautiful traditional designs.

Basilica of Our Lady of Peace

Yamoussoukro, Côte d'Ivoire

Basilica of Our Lady of Peace of Yamoussoukro

The world's largest church atop a political fault line.

Cabin at Libassa Ecolodge.

Marshall, Liberia

Libassa Ecolodge

This Liberian resort offers comfort, ecofriendly hospitality, and a mission of sustainability.

Bomi Blue Lake.

Tubmanburg, Liberia

Bomi Blue Lake

An abandoned mine pit is now a beautiful, colorful attraction.

The feeding of chimpanzees on Monkey Island.

Marshall, Liberia

Monkey Island

After surviving decades of medical testing and civil wars, these chimpanzees were abandoned on their own islands.

The front of the St. Charles' Church

Freetown, Sierra Leone

St. Charles’ Church

On a hill in Regent sits the oldest stone church in Sierra Leone.

Madam Yoko's gravesite.

Moyamba, Sierra Leone

Madam Yoko’s Grave

At the edge of a town market is the gravesite of a powerful female war chief.

Outamba-Kilimi National Park

Sierra Leone

Outamba-Kilimi National Park

This national park is home to unique vegetation known as woodland savannah.

Tiwai Island Wildlife Sanctuary in Sierra Leone.

Sierra Leone

Tiwai Island

This river island in Sierra Leone is home to impressive biodiversity and the country's first community conservation program.

Chimpanzees at the sanctuary.

Freetown, Sierra Leone

Tacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary

A rehabilitation center for confiscated, orphaned, and abandoned chimpanzees.

An acrobatic formation by the centre's students.

Conakry, Guinea

Keita Fodeba Centre for Acrobatic Arts

The school produces some of Africa's most talented acrobats and contortionists.

Touching some of the crocodiles is allowed

Bakau, Gambia

Kachikally Crocodile Pool

This sacred pool and its crocodiles have become popular tourist attraction where you can walk amongst the predators and even grab a selfie.

Statue viewed from the side.

Albadarr, Gambia

Never Again Statue

A unique, eye-catching statue that carries an important message of hope.

Presidential Palace

Bissau, Guinea-Bissau

Presidential Palace

Built by Portuguese colonizers, the palace is now the seat of power for the independent nation.

The tourist center in the middle of the park.

Senegal

Niokolo Koba Park

This park was designated by UNESCO as an Endangered World Heritage site.

Wall of masks

Dakar, Senegal

IFAN Museum of African Arts

Dakar is home to one of the oldest African art institutions in West Africa.

Lake Retba, also known as Lac Rose

Rufisque, Senegal

Lake Retba

This deceptively salty lake looks like blushing pink lemonade.

Tomb of Askia.

Gao, Mali

Tomb of Askia

The most important and best preserved remnant of West Africa's powerful Songhai Empire.

The Timbuktu Manuscripts showing both mathematics and astronomy.

Timbuktu, Mali

Timbuktu Manuscripts

Ancient Manuscripts showcase the civilization of West Africans during the Middle Ages.

Great Mosque

Djenne, Mali

Great Mud Mosque of Djenné

The central mosque of this Mali town is entirely built from mud.

Ben Amera Monolith

Mauritania

Ben Amera Monolith

The second largest monolith in the world was once betrayed by its lover, Ben Aicha.

Old Mosque

Chinguetti, Mauritania

Old Mosque

An architectural relic that survived the hands of time.

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