<P> Following World War II, nationalist movements arose across West Africa . In 1957, Ghana, under Kwame Nkrumah, became the first sub-Saharan colony to achieve its independence, followed the next year by France's colonies (Guinea in 1958 under the leadership of President Ahmed Sekou Touré); by 1974, West Africa's nations were entirely autonomous . </P> <P> Since independence, many West African nations have been submerged under political instability, with notable civil wars in Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Liberia, and Ivory Coast, and a succession of military coups in Ghana and Burkina Faso . </P> <P> Since the end of colonialism, the region has been the stage for some brutal conflicts, including: </P> <Ul> <Li> Nigerian Civil War </Li> <Li> First Liberian Civil War </Li> <Li> Second Liberian Civil War </Li> <Li> Guinea - Bissau Civil War </Li> <Li> Ivorian Civil War </Li> <Li> Sierra Leone Rebel War </Li> </Ul>

Which country is considered the music capital of west africa