Middle Africa

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-	==West Africa Cruising Guide==	+	{{IsPartOf|South Atlantic|Gulf of Guinea|Africa}}
-	An online cruising guide for yachts sailing along the coast of West Africa.	+	{{TOC block}}
-	===Background===	+	{{Green|*** Please remove the below item if you have provided some content material for this page ***}}
-	Notes?	+	{{YourAssistance}}
-	===Charts===	+	{{Infobox
-	Submit the chart details that are required for safe navigation.	+	| lat= -2.15281
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		+	| imagetext= Map of Middle Africa
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		+	The west coast countries reaching from Angola in the south to Cameroon in the [[Gulf of Guinea]] and some of the landlocked counties beyond them are part of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_geoscheme UN Geoscheme] region defined as Middle Africa.
-	===Radio Nets===	+	Two of these countries don't show up well on the adjacent map. [[Equatorial Guinea]] is the unlabeled yellow section near Gabon, while [[Sao Tome and Principe]] are small islands off the coast.
-	''Also see [[HF_Radio|World Cruiser's Nets]]''	+
-	Submit details of local radio Nets.	+	==Charts==
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-	===Countries===	+	==Weather==
-	{| class="wikitable"	+	{{Green|Give weather conditions in the region or refer to another page (a country?) that covers these conditions.}}
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-	! West African Countries	+
-	|-	+
-	| [[South Africa]]<br/>[[Namibia]]<br/>[[Angola]]<br/>[[Congo]]<br/>[[Gabon]]<br/>[[Equatorial Guinea]]<br/>[[Camaroon]]<br/>	+
-	|| [[Nigeria]]<br/>[[Benin]]<br/>[[Togo]]<br/>[[Ghana]]<br/>[[Ivory Coast]]<br/>[[Liberia]]<br/>[[Sierra Leone]]<br/>	+
-	||[[Guinea]]<br/>[[Guinea-Bissau]]<br/>[[The Gambia]]<br/>[[Senegal]]<br/>[[Mauritania]]<br/>[[Western Sahara]]<br/>[[Morocco]]<br/>	+
-	|}	+
-	===Offshore Islands===	+	Sources for Weather forecasts:
-	List Islands	+
		+	====Currents & Tides====
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		+	==Passages==
		+	{{Green|List popular passages/routes, timing, etc.}}
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-	===Forum Discussions===	+	==Communication==
-	List links to discussion threads on the Cruiser Log Forum	+
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-	===References & Publications===	+	''Also see [[World MM Nets|World Cruiser's Nets]]''.
-	Publications, Guides, etc.	+
		+	==Navigation==
		+	{{Green|Any navigation notes here. If this section does not apply remove it.}}
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		+	==Health & Security==
		+	{{Green|Submit any health warnings/information and any security details here. If this section does not apply remove it.}}
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		+	==Countries, Groups, Ports, and Islands==
		+	* [[Angola]]
		+	* [[Cameroon]]
		+	* [[Central African Republic]]
		+	* [[Chad]]
		+	* [[Congo|Congo Republic]]
		+	* [[DR Congo|Democratic Republic of the Congo]]
		+	* [[Equatorial Guinea]]
		+	* [[Gabon]]
		+	* [[Sao Tome and Principe]]
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		+	==Things to do Ashore==
		+	''See individual port, anchorage, or island''.
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		+	==Friends==
		+	Contact details of "Cruiser's Friends" that can be contacted for local information or assistance.
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		+	==Forums==
		+	List links to discussion threads on [[Cruising Forums|partnering forums]]. (''see link for requirements'')
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-	===External Links===	+	==Links==
-	Links to relevant websites.	+	* {{wikipedia}}
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-	===Personal Notes===	+	===References===
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		+	: {{GreenText|Rod Heikell, <cite>Greek Waters Pilot Imray</cite>, Laurie and Wilson, Cambridgeshire, ISBN 9780852889718}}
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The west coast countries reaching from Angola in the south to Cameroon in the Gulf of Guinea and some of the landlocked counties beyond them are part of the UN Geoscheme region defined as Middle Africa.

Two of these countries don't show up well on the adjacent map. Equatorial Guinea is the unlabeled yellow section near Gabon, while Sao Tome and Principe are small islands off the coast.

Charts

Source

Chart Number - Chart Name

Chart Number - Chart Name

Source

Chart Number - Chart Name

Weather

Give weather conditions in the region or refer to another page (a country?) that covers these conditions.

Sources for Weather forecasts:

Currents & Tides

Passages

List popular passages/routes, timing, etc.

Communication

Also see World Cruiser's Nets.

Navigation

Any navigation notes here. If this section does not apply remove it.

Health & Security

Submit any health warnings/information and any security details here. If this section does not apply remove it.

Countries, Groups, Ports, and Islands

• Angola
• Cameroon
• Central African Republic
• Chad
• Congo Republic
• Democratic Republic of the Congo
• Equatorial Guinea
• Gabon
• Sao Tome and Principe

Things to do Ashore

See individual port, anchorage, or island.

Friends

Contact details of "Cruiser's Friends" that can be contacted for local information or assistance.

Forums

List links to discussion threads on partnering forums. (see link for requirements)

Links

• Middle Africa at the Wikipedia

References

Books, Guides, etc. Use the Reference template or not at your discretion. For example:

{{Reference|Rod Heikel|Greek Waters Pilot Imray||Laurie and Wilson, Cambridgeshire|9780852889718}}, expands to

Rod Heikell, Greek Waters Pilot Imray, Laurie and Wilson, Cambridgeshire, ISBN 9780852889718

• Author, Title, Publisher, ISBN ISBN number
• Author, Title, Publisher, ISBN ISBN number

You may want to remove the above entries and use instead a link to the Country or Region that lists the relevant references. If so enter, after removing {{MagentaText|xx}}, the following:

See [[Country or Region#References_&_Publications|Coutry or Region]].

If you do not use the above link, please remove it.

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