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Calabar Carnival, also known as Africa's biggest street party, is a month-long event held in December every year in Calabar, a city in the southeast of Nigeria....

Looking for the perfect beach holiday? São Tomé and Príncipe has stunning beaches! In the 1990 they even filmed the famous Bacardi Rum adverts here!🍹🏝 Plan you...

Today is a very special day - it's WATO founder and president olawright 's birthday! 🎉🎈Ola's drive and passion to develop West Africa through tourism are truly ...

Did you know that Dakar, Senegal is a real surfer's pradise? Due to it's geography it is exposed to both southern and northern hemisphere swells and as a result...

Orango National Park, which forms a part of the Bijagós archipelago in Guinea Bissau, is one of the few places in this world where you can experience saltwater ...

This is the first "International Day for People of African Descent" - and we think it was about time that the UN created a day to recognise and celebrate the gr...

Happy National Beach Day!🏖 This gem is located in Cap Skirring, Senegal. 😍 While many of us have had a ridiculously bad summer, Senegal currently offers sunny ...

West Africa is one of the most linguistically diverse places in the world. There are around 1'200 languages spoken, in Nigeria alone more than 500. The importan...

Today is the International Day for the remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition. One of the most important places to visit and learn about this dark cha...

Contrary to popular belief, the St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City is not the largest church in the world. In fact, it is the Basilica of Our Lady of Peace wh...

The Tourism and Hospitality Industry Thematic Group (THITG) of the Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG) is inviting you to a One-Day Focus Group Forum with the...

Pristine beaches, unique cultural and historical attractions, an abundance of wildlife - West Africa has it all! Make sure to follow WATO and stay tuned for mor...

Did you know that the richest person in history was from West Africa? His name was Mansa Musa and he was the ruler of the Mali Empire which was spanning over th...

West Africa has a very young population. Did you know that Niger has the lowest median age in the world? Half of the country’s population is 14 or younger and t...