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There’s a wind sandwiched by Togo and Nigeria;
It’s found expression in the heights of the rugged Atakora;
Blowing across a wedge-shaped land like none other;
Embracing the Gulf of Guinea as a border.
A treasured home for the three sisters: Nakanbe, Mouhoun and Nazinon;
Resting on a picturesque view of the Upper Volta plain;
Wherefrom a surging air pours forth like rain;
Lies another isobar for dry and dust laden.
Beautiful and mystifying Atlantic bow;
In scintillating fashion forming an archipelago;
A true work of nature;
One more design beyond any man’s fixture.
To the north and centre,
There lies an extensive savannah.
Familiar tales of the unrest of the Sassandra and Bandoma;
Deep lagoons littered with shoals bearing images of Cote d’ivore.
Fronting the Atlantic Ocean on the western coast of Africa,
Lays a tender gift wrapped round by Senegal.
Blessed with the gifted flow of the Gambia River;
And the rich alluvial soils thither.
The place and coast of Gold;
Leader in the African struggle as in history it’s being told;
Characterized with a forested plateau, where the Afadjoto is evasively bold;
Undaunted with pride that seems not to wax cold.
An abode for the mountains of the Fouta Djallon;
Mother of many rivers and auspices of the rising sun;
Forested Guinea highlands with an equatorial climate;
Beds of mineral wealth by providence’s dictate.
Custodian of many islands;
And a safe passage for many estuaries;
Swampy coastal plains with many hardwoods;
Another of Africa’s many laudable goods.
Africa’s symbol for the hoisting of feminism;
Coveted peace after years of activism;
A star in the dark skies of optimism;
Unshakable like Wuteve’s gigantism.
West Africa’s link to the Mediterranean Sea;
A place of rich and vast history;
And the footstool of Africa’s masterpiece – Djenee;
A sure heritage that all ought to see.
Hoisted up by Mali and Senegal;
Exchanging goods and services using the ouguiya;
Home to the Fderik ore fields in North-western Africa;
Enclosed by the Western Sahara.
Another landlocked habitation in Africa;
A treasure that lies within the Sahara
A huge beneficiary of the River Niger;
The Air Mountains and the ancient river valleys Kori are under thy shelter.
An emblem of green-white-green;
The heart of Africa blessed in a way so amazing;
From the oil rich Cuspate Delta of the Niger to the many treasures yet to be seen;
A sure home of heroes and many a heroine.
Vast Undulating plains;
And the Fouta Djallon foothills;
Home to Niokolo Kobo and other parks;
Shed to a diverse range of animal species.
The Lion Mountains in Western Africa
Nature’s intimidating edifice– Loma Mansa;
Passage for many rivers such as the Kaba
Tropical climate with a mean temperature in Freetown area
Coastal belt with many lagoons;
A northern savannah housing lions, antelopes, elephants and baboons;
1960 was the apogee of all the historical ‘noons’;
And today remains treasured, like a heap of undeserved boons.
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