West Africa
Location
westernmost region of the African continent
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Videos Mentioning West Africa
Saifedean Ammous: Bitcoin, Anarchy, and Austrian Economics | Lex Fridman Podcast #284
Lex Fridman
Cited as a region where imported glass beads served as money due to the absence of local glass-making technology, making them rare and hard to produce.
#160 - Paul Offit, MD: Latest on COVID-19 vaccines and their safety, herd immunity, & viral variants
Peter Attia MD
Mentioned as a region where the Ad26 vector adenovirus vaccine was used to slow the Ebola outbreak.
Special Episode: Engineering the Apocalypse by Rob Reid and Sam Harris
Sam Harris
The region where the Sentinel program is being rolled out, starting in Nigeria, to detect viral threats.
David Commins on Saudi Arabia, Wahhabism, and the Future of the Gulf States | Convos with Tyler
Conversations with Tyler
A region from which pilgrims journeyed to Mecca and Medina, with some settling permanently.
Energy Blindness: The Invisible Foundation of Our Lives | Srikant Madhav Vaidya | TEDxIIT Tirupati
TEDx Talks
Mentioned as a source for crude oil imports to India, with a sailing time of approximately 6 weeks.