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Accra (/ ə ˈ k r ɑː /; Ga: Ga or Gaga; Twi: Nkran; Ewe: Gɛ; Dagbani: Ankara) is the capital and largest city of Ghana, located on the southern coast at the Gulf of Guinea, which is part of the Atlantic Ocean.
Ivory Coast, also known as Côte d'Ivoire [a] and officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a country on the southern coast of West Africa.Its capital city of Yamoussoukro is located in the centre of the country, while its largest city and economic centre is the port city of Abidjan.
Cape Coast is a city and the capital of the Cape Coast Metropolitan District and the Central Region of Ghana. It is located about 38.4 mi (61.8 km) from Sekondi-Takoradi and approximately 80 mi (130 km) from Accra. The city is one of the most historically significant settlements in Ghana. [3]
The capital and largest city is Accra; other significant cities include Tema, Kumasi, Sunyani, Wa, Cape Coast, Techiman, Tamale, and Sekondi-Takoradi. In 1957 Ghana became the first colony in Sub-Saharan Africa to achieve sovereignty , under the leadership of Kwame Nkrumah .
Yamoussoukro became the legal capital of Ivory Coast in 1983, although the former capital Abidjan retains several political functions. Prior to 2011, what is now the district of Yamoussoukro was part of Lacs Region. The district was created in 2011 [5] and is split into the departments of Attiégouakro and Yamoussoukro. In total, the district ...
Dakar is situated on the Cap-Vert peninsula, the westernmost point of mainland Africa. [6] Cap-Vert was colonized by the Portuguese in the early 15th century. The Portuguese established a presence on the island of Gorée off the coast of Cap-Vert and used it as a base for the Atlantic slave trade. France took over the island in 1677.
Angola has a favorable coastline for maritime trade, with four natural harbors: Luanda, Lobito, Moçâmedes, and Porto Alexandre. These natural indentations contrast with Africa's typical coastline of rocky cliffs and deep bays. [65] Angola's capital, Luanda, lies on the Atlantic coast in the northwest of the country. [66]
Abidjan (/ ˌ æ b ɪ ˈ dʒ ɑː n / AB-ih-JAHN, French:; N'ko: ߊߓߌߖߊ߲߬) is the largest city and the former capital of Ivory Coast.As of the 2021 census, Abidjan's population was 6.3 million, [3] which is 21.5 percent of the overall population of the country, making it the sixth most populous city proper in Africa, after Lagos, Cairo, Kinshasa, Dar es Salaam, and Johannesburg.