TOGO

Togo, a West African nation on the Gulf of Guinea, is known for its palm-lined beaches and hilltop villages. Koutammakou, inhabited by the Batammariba people, is a traditional settlement of fortress like clay huts dating to the 17th century. In the capital, Lomé, are the multi-storey Grand Marché bazaar and the Fetish Market, offering traditional talismans and remedies relating to the vodun (voodoo) religion.

Exports - Commodities

Reexports, Cotton, Phosphates, Coffee, Cocoa, Raw Cashew  Nuts (RCN) And Soybean

Exports - Partners

Benin, Burkina Faso, Niger, India, Mali, Ghana, Cote dIvoire, Nigeria

Imports - Commodities

Machinery and Equipment, Foodstuffs, Petroleum products

Imports - Partners

China , France , Netherlands, Japan

BENIN

Benin, a French-speaking West African nation, is a birthplace of the vodun (or “voodoo”) religion and home to the former Dahomey Kingdom from circa 1600–1900. In Abomey, Dahomey's former capital, the Historical Museum occupies two royal palaces with bas-reliefs recounting the kingdom’s past and a throne mounted on human skulls. To the north, Pendjari National Park offers safaris with elephants, hippos and lions.

Exports - Commodities

Cotton, cashews, shea butter, textiles, palm products, seafood

Exports - Partners

Bangladesh , India , Ukraine , Niger, China , Nigeria , Turkey

Imports - Commodities

Foodstuffs, capital goods, petroleum products

Imports - Partners

Thailand , India France, China, Togo, Netherlands, Belgium

GUINEA BISSAU

Guinea-Bissau is a tropical country on West Africa’s Atlantic coast that’s known for national parks and wildlife. The forested, sparsely populated Bijagós archipelago is a protected biosphere reserve. Its main island, Bubaque, forms part of the Orango Islands National Park, a habitat for saltwater hippos. On the mainland, the capital, Bissau, is a port with Portuguese colonial buildings in its old city center.

Exports - Commodities

Fish, shrimp; cashews, peanuts, palm kernels, raw and sawn lumber

Exports - Partners

India , Vietnam  

Imports - Commodities

Foodstuffs, machinery and transport equipment, petroleum products

Imports - Partners

Portugal , Senegal, China , Netherlands, Pakistan

BURKINA FASO

Burkina Faso is a landlocked country in West Africa. It covers an area of around 274,200 square kilometres and is surrounded by six countries: Mali to the north; Niger to the east; Benin to the southeast; Togo and Ghana to the south; and Ivory Coast to the southwest. The July 2019 population estimate by the United Nations was 20,321,378. Burkina Faso is a francophone country, with French as the official language of government and business. Roughly 40% of the population speaks the Mossi language.

Exports - Commodities

Gold, cotton, livestock

Exports - Partners

Switzerland , India, South Africa, Cote dIvoire 

Imports - Commodities

Capital goods, foodstuffs, petroleum

Imports - Partners

China , Cote dIvoire, US, Thailand , France, Ghana , Togo , India

SENEGAL

Senegal is a country on Africa’s west coast with a rich French colonial heritage and many natural attractions. Dakar, the capital, features the ancient Médina district and esteemed Musée Théodore Monod, displaying African art. Dakar is also known for its nightlife, centered on native mbalax music. Saint-Louis, formerly the capital of French West Africa, has an old town with colonial architecture.

Exports - Commodities

Fish, groundnuts (peanuts), petroleum products, phosphates, cotton

Exports - Partners

Mali, Switzerland , India , Cote dIvoire, UAE , Gambia, The , Spain

Imports - Commodities

Food and beverages, capital goods, fuels

Imports

France , China , Nigeria, India, Netherlands, Spain