From Senegal to Nigeria, including Ghana, a core region for heritage travel. Country guides for thirteen destinations along the Atlantic coast and the Sahel.
Yellow danfo minibuses wait at a roadside stop in Lagos, Nigeria, as passengers walk past.
Destination

Nigeria

The Osun sacred grove and the terraced hill settlement at Sukur: two World Heritage sites, one of them inside the region both advisories close.
Aug 11, 2026 · 5 min read
People stand and walk along a street of brightly painted colonial-era houses in Cape Verde.
Destination

Cape Verde

Cidade Velha was the first European town built in the tropics and a platform for the Atlantic trade in enslaved people. Creole culture began there.
Aug 11, 2026 · 4 min read
Travelers stand before the black star wall at Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park in Accra, Ghana.
Destination

Ghana

The Gold Coast forts, Ashanti goldworking, highlife and the Year of Return: Ghana holds a particular place in diaspora travel.
Jul 28, 2026 · 3 min read
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