In West Africa, Burkina Faso, the Ivory Coast and Senegal are former French colonies, while Nigeria, Sierra Leone, and Ghana are former British colonies. Based on this information, which of the following would be correct?

A) Burkina Faso, the Ivory Coast and Senegal are civil-code countries, while Nigeria, Sierra Leone, and Ghana are common-law countries.
B) Burkina Faso, the Ivory Coast and Senegal are common-law countries, while Nigeria, Sierra Leone, and Ghana are civil-code countries.
C) West Africa, the Ivory Coast and Senegal are the only common-law countries.
D) All the West African nations mentioned are likely to be civil-code countries.
E) All the West African nations mentioned are likely to be common-law countries.


A

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