West African ports

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

1. 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 analyze 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. Organization for the Development of the Senegal River
6. Niger Basin Authority
7. Mano River Union
8. Maritime Organization for West and Central Africa

Maritime Transport in Africa