very far
When all the continents were united as Pangea, the West coast of Africa was attached to the East coast of South America, and they are now far apart. So no, they are getting farther away.
That depends on what country in "West Africa" you are talking about. South Africa is a country, whereas West Africa could be defined as anything on the western coast of the continent. However, as an example, the distance between Cape Town in South Africa and Freetown, Sierra Leone, in West Africa is 3,594 miles.
The Mali Empire, at its height in the 14th century, extended across a vast region of West Africa, covering parts of modern-day Mali, Senegal, Gambia, Guinea, Niger, and Burkina Faso. It reached from the Sahara Desert in the north to the forests of present-day Guinea in the south, and from the Atlantic coast in the west to the edge of the Niger River in the east. The empire was renowned for its wealth, particularly in gold, and its significant cultural and intellectual contributions, highlighted by the famous city of Timbuktu.
3,147 miles
Islam is the predominant historical religion of the West African interior and the far west coast of the continent; Christianity is the predominant religion in coastal regions of Nigeria, Ghana, and Cote d'Ivoire; and elements of indigenous religions are practiced throughout. Before the decline of the Mali and Songhai Empires there was a sizable group of Jewish communities in areas like Mali, Senegal, Mauritania, and Nigeria. Today there are small Jewish populations in Ghana, Nigeria and Mali. Along with historic migrations, these religions have culturally linked the peoples of West Africa more than those in other parts of Sub-Saharan Africa. --sorry; I couldn't find actual percentages--you might have to break down by country--
From Melbourne, on the south Coast of Australia, to Pontevedra, on the west coast of Spain, it's 11,039 miles.
The distance from the west coast to the east coast of Crete is approximately 260 kilometers.
Depends on where you're starting on the west coast. It's about 2300km from Vancouver.
1770 kilometers
The Ghana Empire prospered as the "land of gold" far to the west.
At approximately 76 west and 49 south coordinates, you would be in the southern Atlantic Ocean, far off the coast of southern Africa. There are no significant land masses or islands at that location.
England is approximately 2,700 miles north of Ivory Coast, Africa.