French Africa
# French Africa

French Africa includes all the historic holdings of France on the African continent.

## Françafrique

### French North Africa

* Egypt (1798-1801)
* French Algeria (1830–1962)
* Protectorate of Tunisia (1881–1956)
* Protectorate in Morocco (1912–1956)
* Military Territory of Fezzan-Ghadames (1943–1951)

### French West Africa

* Ivory Coast (1843–1960)
* Dahomey or French Dahomey (now Benin) (1883–1960)
   * Independent of Dahomey, under French protectorate in 1889
   * Porto-Novo (protectorate) (1863–1865, 1882)
   * Cotonou (protectorate) (1868)
* French Sudan (now Mali) (1883–1960)
   * Senegambia and Niger (1902–1904)
* Guinea or French Guinea (1891–1958)
* Mauritania (1902–1960)
   * Adrar emirate (protectorate) (1909)
   * The Taganit confederation's emirate (protectorate) (1905)
   * Brakna confederation's emirate (protectorate)
   * Emirate of Trarza (protectorate) (1902)
* Niger (1890–1960)
   * Sultanate of Damagaram (Zinder) (protectorate) (1899)
* Senegal (1677–1960)
* French Upper Volta (now Burkina Faso) (1896–1960)
* French Togoland (1918–1960) (formerly a German colony, mandate became a French colony) (now Togo)
* Nigeria
   * The Enclaves of Forcados and Badjibo (territory under a lease of 30 years) (1900–1927)
   * The Emirate of Muri (Northeast of Nigeria) (1892–1893)
* Gambia
   * Albreda (1681–1857)
   * Kunta Kinteh Island (1695–1697, 1702)

### French Equatorial Africa

* Chad (1900–1960)
* Oubangui-Chari (currently Central African Republic) (1905–1960)
   * Dar al Kuti (protectorate) (1897) (in 1912 its sultanate was suppressed by the French)
   * Sultanate of Bangassou (protectorate) (1894)
* Present-day The Republic of Congo, then French Congo (1875–1960)
* Gabon (1839–1960)
* French Cameroon (91% of current Cameroon) (1918–1960) (formerly a German colony, Mandate, Protectorate then French Colony)
* São Tomé and Príncipe (1709)

### East Africa and Indian Ocean

* Madagascar (1896–1960)
   * Kingdom of Imerina (protectorate) (1896)
* Isle de France (1715–1810) (now Mauritius)
* Djibouti (French Somaliland) (the French Territory of the Afars and the Issas) (French Somalia) (1862–1977)
* French Egypt (1798–1801, 1858–1882, 1956)
* Mayotte (1841–present)
* Seychelles (1756–1810)
* Chagos Archipelago (1721–1745, 1768–1814)
* The Scattered Islands (Banc du Geyser, Bassas da India, Europa Island, Juan de Nova Island, Glorioso Islands, Tromelin Island)
* Comoros (1866–1975)
* Réunion (1710–present)
