Hey all! I thought to mix it up I would take a post to, not for the first time, reflect on my times in West Africa, this time a photographic look by country. I first visited the region in 2006, and returned in 2007, 2011 and 2023. It’s a really diverse and interesting part of the continent, today I want to present a few photos from each of the West African countries I have visited, working chronologically.
I’m dividing this one into two parts as well as I realised just how big it would need to be to cover all the countries. These photos today are mostly 2006 with a couple from 2007 as I visited Burkina Faso on both trips. Enjoy!
Ghana – 2006
Fishing boats line up on the Cape Coast beach, Ghana. 2006Football Guernseys for sale in Accra, GhanaGhana – the first country I really travel blogged fromAccra, GhanaDowntown AccraAt the market in AccraAccra Street
Togo – 2006
Lome market.Ludo – the game of champions!
Benin – 2006
Streets of Cotonou.The Cotonou train station.On the pirogue Lake Ganvie.Houses on Lake GanvieTrain at Cotonou Station.Street of Cotonou
Niger – 2006
Niamey Market.Government building in Niamey.Donkey on the Niger.Would you like to buy a camel?Animals at the market.Festival in Agadez.
Burkina Faso – 2006 & 2007
Met a group of students in Ouagadougou (second trip) got a photo.Interesting round about in Ouagadougou.Dancing in Ouagadougou (first trip)Sun sets over Ouagadougou’s Grand Mosque.Ouagadougou.The Grand Mosque.Mosque in OuagadougouTermite mound in the countryside near Banfora.Village outside Banfora.Outskirts of Banfora, Burkina Faso.Dusty road Bobo Diolosso.Bikes in Bobo-Diolosso.Bobo-Diolosso, Burkina Faso, where I stopped with malaria
Andy Roams 
Beautiful! Some of those pictures look like they could’ve been taken right here in Jamaica, we’re so similar.