Forum: West Africa

Hey, I'm about to take a gap year and travel through Africa for 6 months, I want to spend a one month in the Gambia but I am unsure of the amount of money I should take and if it is worth going there? Can anyone help please:)

Looking for 1 more person to share comfortably a private car to Saint Louis this weekend for the Jazz Festival in Saint Louis. 20,000cfa for transport one way and possibility of splitting the cost of a homestay there, rather than a hotel. ...

My name is JB, and I am a college student, born and raised in America. Recently, it was decided a close friend and I would be moving to Accra, Ghana for a few months to a year while she did an internship for a design company. Her father is...

Hi, i'm going to work in the Gambia for 4 weeks and have about another 4 weeks to go travelling after. I went to sta and they laughed and said it was far to difficult and dangerous to travel in that area alone. i kind of dismissed it thinking...

Hiya, I'm thinking of travelling to either Nigeria or Ghana. I was wondering if any other females (or males) would like to go there also ???

i have been to Timbuktu! Timbuktu is candidate to new 7 wonders of the world! There was the biggest university of the world in the time! A nice city unforgettable with its architecture. The location of the city: it is in the desert near river Niger...

Looking to take a trip to Senegal toward the end of the year. Would like to visit Niokolo Koba National Park. Planning to travel on our own. Questions>>>Best way to travel through Senegal? Koba safe and worth seeing? Hotels in Dakar? Any names of...

Chicago USA attorney traveling to Sierra Leone and Liberia and possibly Cote D'Ivoire to interview witnesses for upcoming criminal trial needs local interpreter/guide services. recomendations needed

Hello. This is my first time posting, but, definitely not my last. I've been reading a few of the posts and I wanted to give a short insight on my trip to The Gambia. Well, if you don't already know, Gambia is a very small country located...

Hello everyone. Im finally planning a trip to Africa (this has been a dream of mine for a very long time) and I'm so excited I really don't know where to begin. I've gone from website to website but a lot of the information is so overwhelming...

I am seeking three Male or female travel companions to Ghana for any month doing 2003. You get your own airfare and meet me in Ghana.We will split lodging and tour expenses. If interested contact me at rbrafrica@yahoo.com

Anyone have contact information for cultural centers or drumming instructors in Tamale?

I have a friend that is going to help build a school in Mali, near the Niger River. How safe is it there? My only fear is that it borders Algeria. Should I be too worried? James

Is travel to Ghana dangerous?