French Equatorial Africa was a confederation of French colonial possessions in the Sahel and Congo River regions of Africa. Colonies included in French Equatorial Africa include French Gabon, French Congo, Ubangui-Shari, and French Chad.

The following is a list of all countries that were part of the French colonial empires from 1534; 491 years ago () to the present, either entirely or in part, either under French sovereignty or as mandate.

French Africa includes all the historic holdings of France on the African continent. Map of French colonies in Africa (in green), ca. 1922. Langley, Michael. "Bizerta to the Bight: The French in Africa." History Today. (Oct 1972), pp 733–739. covers 1798 to 1900. Singh, Gurjit.

Jul 16, 2023 · France had a significant presence in Africa during the colonial period, with colonies scattered all over West, East, Central and Northern Africa. These colonies gained independence in various years, with Guinea being the first sub Saharan African country to gain independence in …

France's African Colonies. Until the 1850s, the French position in Africa was a very marginal one. In 1659 France occupied two island bases: Saint-Louis in the mouth of the Senegal River and Goreé in what is now Senegal's Dakar harbor.

Nov 17, 2022 · By 1900, the French had colonies in present-day Senegal, Mauritania, Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso, Guinea, Ivory Coast, and Benin, just to name a few. The French colonies in Africa were generally quite small, except for Algeria and the Congo.

The legacy of colonialism in French Africa has extended, after independence, to other French-speaking colonies in the region. Broadly speaking, France has pursued active connections with Francophone Africa, with varying intents and consequences.

French West Africa, administrative grouping under French rule from 1895 until 1958 of the former French territories of West Africa: Senegal, French Guinea, the Ivory Coast, and the French Sudan, to which Dahomey (Benin) was added in 1899.

Nov 1, 2024 · The concept of Françafrique, which refers to the political, economic, and cultural relationships between France and its former African colonies, has its roots deep in the colonial era of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Sep 13, 2021 · For almost a century and a half France maintained a substantial colonial empire in Africa, stretching from the Maghreb through the Western and Central sub-Saharan regions. Though direct rule ended in the early 1960’s, French influence over its …