The Church of the Province of West Africa is a province of the Anglican Communion, covering 15 sees in West Africa, specifically in Cameroon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone. The current primate of the province is Archbishop Justice Akrofi.
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