Did any significant city state peopled by classical era civilizations get planted on the western coast of Africa? If not, do we know any factors that stopped them from being established?

by RusticBohemian

The Greeks, Phoenicians/Carthaginians, and Romans planted colonies all along the Mediterranean, The Black Sea, and on the Atlantic coasts of France, Spain, and and England.

But I've never heard of any being founded on the western coast of Africa more than a few miles from the pillars of Hercules. I'm sure there must have been valuable resources there for trade, so why wouldn't classical civilizations take over those lands, as they'd taken other lands from natives in Gaul, North Africa, etc?

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There were trading colonies/outposts, but to my knowledge no significant city state. General distance from the Mediterranean economic core and certain geographic factors in the geography of west African coast create a scenario where its not economically viable to create a vibrant city state in the region despite existing trade linkages during the phonetician time frame.