French West Africa (French: Afrique-Occidentale française, AOF) was a federation of eight French colonial territories in West Africa: Mauritania, Senegal...
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West Africa, or Western Africa, is the westernmost region of Africa. The United Nations defines Western Africa as the 16 countries of Benin, Burkina Faso...
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In World War II, French West Africa (Afrique occidentale française, AOF) was not a major scene of major fighting. Only one large-scale action took place...
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End of Empire in French West Africa: France's Successful Decolonization?. Berg. ISBN 9781859735572. Clayton, Anthony. The Wars of French Decolonization...
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French Africa includes all the historic holdings of France on the African continent. Egypt (1798-1801) French Algeria (1830–1962) Protectorate of Tunisia...
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French Equatorial Africa (French: Afrique équatoriale française, or AEF) was a federation of French colonial territories in Equatorial Africa which consisted...
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by France in the North African Maghreb during the colonial era, namely Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia. In contrast to French West Africa and French Equatorial...
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South West Africa to be under its protection; and France occupied Guinea. French West Africa was founded in 1895 and French Equatorial Africa in 1910...
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African French (French: français africain) is the generic name of the varieties of the French language spoken by an estimated 167 million people in Africa...
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The West African CFA franc (French: franc CFA or simply franc, ISO 4217 code: XOF; abbreviation: F.CFA) is the currency used by eight independent states...
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