Elsewhere in West Africa , although assimilation was the theoretical basis of administration , a policy evolved that shared elements of British colonial practice .
Although these rights were retained by the Senegalese , they did not apply to Mauritania or other French territories in West Africa .
Elsewhere in West Africa   , although assimilation was the theoretical basis of administration , a policy evolved that shared elements of British colonial practice .
Although these rights were retained by the Senegalese , they did not apply to Mauritania or other French territories in West Africa .