West Africa
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 West Africa(Region)    | |
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| Locations | Africa |
Global drug trade
In the late 1950s and early 1960s, the drug trade in West Africa rapidly expanded.[citation needed] West Africa is on a drug traffic route for cocaine from South America. This is an alternative route to the standard route used by the CIA in its drug trafficking. The UNODC reported in 2019 that "at least 50 tons of cocaine from the Andean countries are transiting West Africa every year".[1]
In 2019, Guinea-Bissau and Cape Verde reported record cocaine busts.[2]
Nation states
| Nation state | Description |
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| Burkina Faso | African country; formely part of the French Empire. |
| Cameroon | West African state |
| Cape Verde | African island nation. Independence from Portugal in 1975. |
| Côte d'Ivoire | The Ivory Coast. |
| Gabon | French speaking country on the west coast of Africa. |
| Ghana | Formerly known as the "Gold Coast", Ghana has one of the most stable governments in Africa. A member of the African Union and the Commonwealth of Nations |
| Guinea | French speaking country in West Africa. |
| Guinea-Bissau | Portuguese ex-colony "narco-state" in West Africa. |
| Mali | Former French colony in West Africa |
| Mauritania | African country that banned slavery in 2007. |
| Niger | |
| Nigeria | A populous, highly oil/gas rich nation in Africa. |
| Senegal | |
| Sierra Leone | A global cocaine trafficking hub in West Africa |
| Togo | Very small country in West Africa. |
