It lies in the Gulf of Guinea, 20 miles off the west coast of Africa, one of four islands in an archipelago. The three others—São Tomé, Príncipe, and Annobón—are deepwater isles formed ...

Rainfall is also extremely low at this time of year, meaning visitors are almost guaranteed clear, sunny days.

Cape Verde is the largest of the African island nations. It is an archipelago located in the central Atlantic Ocean, approximately 350 miles (570 km) off the coast of West Africa. It has a ...

The first Europeans to come to Africa's West Coast to trade were funded by Prince ... almost 200,000 Africans had been transported to Europe and islands in the Atlantic. But after the voyages ...

Mauritius is an island country in the Indian Ocean that is roughly 1,100 nautical miles off the southeastern coast of East Africa - east of Madagascar. The tropical paradise nation has the highest ...

Spanning two African countries is a huge railway network in the west coast of the continent. The Abidjan-Niger Railway (RAN) cost $66.2million (£53million) to build, and construction began in 1904.