Together with neighbouring Sao Tome, it makes up one of the smallest nations in West Africa. Much calmer and laidback ...

But when we drill down, we find only 36% of the rainforest can still be considered high quality. In West Africa's rainforests, the Diana monkey still has forests covering 80% of its range—but ...

West Africa has been home to some great kingdoms ... The kingdom of Ife developed in the rainforest in the 600s. Its art and religion influenced the culture of Benin, which began in the 900s ...

HABITAT: Forest elephants occupy the rainforests of West and Central Africa. RANGE: The majority of remaining forest elephant populations occur in Central Africa, in the countries of Gabon, Democratic ...

Gabon has become the first African country to receive payment for reducing carbon emissions by protecting its rainforest. The UN-backed Central African Forest Initiative (Cafi) has handed over $ ...