One of the prominent West African nationalist leaders was

Analyze the question: The question asks which person was a prominent West African nationalist leader. So we need to check each option by region and role.

Explain the concept: Nationalist leaders were people who led the struggle for independence from colonial rule. Always check where each leader operated, because the question limits us to West Africa.

Evaluate the options:

• A. Kwame Nkrumah (spelled "Kwane Nkrumah" in the question): He was from the Gold Coast (now Ghana). He founded the Convention People's Party (CPP) and led Ghana to independence in 1957, the first sub-Saharan colony to gain it. He is a leading West African nationalist.
• B. Jomo Kenyatta: He was a Kenyan leader and the first President of Kenya. Kenya is in East Africa, so he is not West African.
• C. S. L. Akintola: Samuel Ladoke Akintola was a Nigerian politician and Premier of the Western Region. He was an important regional politician, but he is mainly remembered as a First Republic politician rather than a "prominent nationalist leader" in the West African sense.
• D. Sekou Tource (Sékou Touré): He was from Guinea, which is in West Africa, and led it to independence in 1958 by rejecting De Gaulle's French Community. He was also a West African nationalist. The spelling in the option, "Tource", appears to be a typo for "Touré".

Identify the answer: Both A and D are West African nationalists, so the question is imperfect. Option D (Sékou Touré) is also arguably valid, but A is the best and expected answer.

Tip: In "region-based" Government questions, eliminate by geography first. Kenyatta (Kenya) is East Africa, Nyerere is Tanzania (East), Mandela is South Africa, and Nkrumah, Azikiwe, Touré, and Senghor are West Africa. If two options seem right, choose the most famous and widely taught one, which here is Nkrumah.