 West African Ports
Syllabus of the Subject - Ports in West Africa:
Abidjan, Lagos, Tema, Takoradi, Dakar, Lomé, Cotonou.
- The largest Ports in West Africa
- Ivory Coast: Port of Abidjan - the largest West African port
- Nigeria: Port of Lagos
- Ghana: Port of Tema and Port of Takoradi
- Senegal: Port of Dakar
- Togo: Port of Lomé
- Benin: Port of Cotonou
The objectives of the Subject “West African Ports” are the following:
- To know the largest ports in West Africa
- To analyse the main features of the West African Ports
Maritime Transport in Africa
Sample of the Subject - Ports in West Africa:

Description of the Subject: West African Ports
West African Countries:
- Countries with Sea access of West Africa: Benin, Cape Verde, the Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Togo
- Landlocked Western African Countries: Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger

Distance and time estimations between (in nautical miles - Nm):
From... To...
Dakar-Port of
Lagos
Dakar-Port of Durban (South Africa)
Dakar-Port of Santos (Brazil)
Dakar-Port of Rotterdam (the Netherlands)
Dakar-Port of Shanghai (China)
Abidjan-Port of Lagos
Abidjan-Port of Tema (Ghana) |
Distance
1,860
4,380
2,990
2,558
10,621
481
280
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Estimated time
4 days, 18 hours
14 days
9 days, 21 hours
8 days, 16 hours
32 days, 14 hours
2 days, 9 hours
1 day, 9 hours
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Estimations: Port of Lagos to... (in nautical miles - Nm).
- Port of Abidjan: 489
- Port of Takoradi: 333
- Port of Tema: 222
- Port of Lomé: 139
- Port of Cotonou: 56
- Port of Douala (Cameroon): 444
- Port of Libreville (Gabon): 639
- Port of Luanda (Angola): 1283
- Port of Monrovia: 961
Trans-African Roads related to the West African Countries:
- Trans-Sahelian Highway (Senegal, Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger, and Nigeria)
- Lagos (Nigeria)-Mombasa Corridor
- Dakar (Senegal)-Lagos (Nigeria) Corridor
- Algiers-Lagos (Nigeria) Corridor
- Cairo-Dakar (Senegal) Corridor
- N’Djamena-Nigeria-Djibouti Corridor
Economic Integration and Regional Organisations in West Africa:

- Economic Community of West African States
- West African Economic and Monetary Union
- West African Monetary Zone
- Community of Sahel-Saharan States
- Organisation for the Development of the Senegal River
- Niger Basin Authority
- Mano River Union (MRU)
- WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA)
- World Customs Organisation (WCO)
- Maritime Organisation for West and Central Africa
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