French West Africa
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French West Africa was a federation of eight French colonial territories in West Africa: Mauritania, Senegal, French Sudan, French Guinea, Ivory Coast, Upper Volta, Dahomey, and Niger. The federation
Afrique occidentale française Commercial Relations Report, showing the profile of a Fula woman, January–March 1938
The former Governor's palace on Gorée Island, Dakar, Senegal
A gathering of former governors of Senegal in Paris, 1950s
Native Africans forced into labor for the construct of the Guinée railway, 1904
French colonial empire
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The French colonial empire consisted of the overseas colonies, protectorates, and mandate territories that came under French rule from the 16th century onward. A distinction is generally made between
French West Africa
…French West Africa (French: Afrique-Occidentale française, AOF) was a federation of eight French colonial territories in West Africa: Mauritania, Senegal, French Sudan (now Mali), French Guinea (now Guinea), Ivory Coast, Upper Volta (now Burkina Faso…
French North America was known as Nouvelle France or New France.
1767 Louis XV Colonies Françoises (West Indies) 12 Diniers copper Sous (w/1793 "RF" counterstamp)
British attack on the French-controlled island of Gorée off the coast of Senegal during the Seven Years' War in 1758
The British invasion of Martinique in 1809