LYCOS RETRIEVER 
West Africa: Atlantic Ocean
built 281 days ago
Along the west coast of Africa, from the Cameroons in the south to Senegal in the north, Europeans built some sixty forts that served as trading posts. European sailors seeking riches brought rum, cloth, guns, and other goods to these posts and traded them for human beings. This human cargo was transported across the Atlantic Ocean and sold to New World slave owners, who bought slaves to work their crops.
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The coast of this area of Africa is on the south Atlantic Ocean, much of it trending east-west. Portions of this coast were once known as the Grain Coast, the Gold Coast, and the Ivory Coast. The slave trade was conducted in this area; most African Americans are descended from slaves transported from West Africa.
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The last of the countries in Western Africa is Gambia. Senegal surrounds this country; with only it's western side on the Atlantic Ocean. Gambia has a population of only 1.3 million with an increase of only 2.4 percent. The people of Gambia are mostly Muslim. The official language is English, but each ethnic group has it's own language. About three fourths of the people live in rural villages.
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"ECP's investment will support Ocean & Oil in its mission to make Oando the premier energy company in West Africa," said Navaid Burney, ECP managing director. "We hope to enhance the company's growth trajectory through our capital as well as our extensive experience in supporting companies with their strategic direction and corporate governance. This company is well placed to experience dramatic growth in the coming few years."
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