title: French Africa
text: # 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)
  