West African ports

Subject (Course) - Ports in West Africa: Abidjan, Lagos, Tema, Takoradi, Dakar, Lomé, Cotonou

1. The largest Ports in the West African region
2. Ivory Coast: Port of Abidjan - the largest port in the region.
3. Nigeria: Port of Lagos
4. Ghana: Port of Tema and the Port of Takoradi
5. Senegal: Port of Dakar
6. Togo: Port of Lomé
7. Benin: Port of Cotonou

The objectives of the subject “West African ports” are:

1. To know the largest ports in West Africa
2. To analyse the main features of West African ports

Sample of the subject - Ports in West Africa:

Subject Description: West African Ports

Estimations of distances and times between (in nautical miles - Nm):

Estimations: Port of Lagos to... (in nautical miles - Nm).

1. Port of Abidjan: 489
2. Port of Takoradi: 333
3. Port of Tema: 222
4. Port of Lomé: 139
5. Port of Cotonou: 56
6. Port of Douala (Cameroon): 444
7. Port of Libreville (Gabon): 639
8. Port of Luanda (Angola): 1283
9. Port of Monrovia: 961

Trans-African Highways related to West African countries:

1. Trans-Sahelian Highway (Senegal, Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger, and Nigeria)
2. Lagos (Nigeria)-Mombasa Corridor
3. Dakar (Senegal)-Lagos (Nigeria) Corridor
4. Algiers-Lagos (Nigeria) Corridor
5. Cairo-Dakar (Senegal) Corridor
6. N’Djamena-Nigeria-Djibouti Corridor

West African countries:

1. Countries with Sea access of West Africa: Benin, Cape Verde, the Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Togo
2. Landlocked countries of West Africa: Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger

Integration and regional institutions in the West African region:

1. Economic Community of West African States
2. West African Economic and Monetary Union
3. West African Monetary Zone
4. Community of Sahel-Saharan States
5. Organisation for the Development of the Senegal River
6. Niger Basin Authority
7. Mano River Union
8. Maritime Organisation for West and Central Africa

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Maritime Transport in Africa