French Colonial Africa

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Cameroun

Kamerun
German Empire
1884–1916

French
Cameroun

France
1916–1960

State of
Cameroun

Cameroun
1957–1960

Republic of
Cameroun

Cameroun
1960–1961

Federal Republic
of Cameroun

Federal Republic of Cameroun (1961-1975)
1961–1975

Republic of
Cameroun

Cameroun
1975–

British
Cameroons

British Cameroons (1916-1961)
1916–1961
See British Empire in Africa

Comoros

French Comoro Islands
France
1887–1963
State of the Comoros
Comoros (1963-1975)
1962–1975
State of the Comoros
Comoros (1975-1978)
1962–1975
Federal Islamic Republic of the Comoros
Comoros (1975-1978)
1975–1978
Federal Islamic Republic of the Comoros
Comoros (1978-1992)
1978–1992
Federal Islamic Republic of the Comoros
Comoros (1992-1996)
1992–1996
Federal Islamic Republic of the Comoros
Comoros (1996-2001)
1996–2001
Union of the Comoros
Comoros (2001-)
2001–
Mayotte
France
1975–

French Equatorial Africa

French Equatorial Africa
France
1910–1958
French Congo (Middle Congo)
France
1882–1960
Ubangi-Shari
France
1910–1960
French Chad
France
1900–1960
Republic of the Congo
Republic of the Congo
1958–1969
People’s Republic of the Congo
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1969–1992
Republic of the Congo
Republic of the Congo
1992–
Gabonese Republic
Gabon (1959-1960)
1959–1960
Gabonese Republic
Gabon
1960–
Central African Republic
Central African Republic
1960–
Republic of Chad
Chad
1960–

French Somali Coast

French Somali Coast
France
1884–1967

French Territory
of the
Afars and Issas

France
1967–1977
Republic of Djibouti
Djibouti
1977–

French West Africa

French West Africa
France
1895–1958

French
Dahomey

France
1894–1958
Republic of Dahomey
Dahomey Benin
1958–1975
People’s Republic of Benin
People's Republic of Benin (1975-1990)
1975–1990

Republic
of Benin

Dahomey Benin
1990–

French
Guinea

France
1891–1958

Republic
of Guinea

Guinea
1958–1978
People’s Revolutionary Rep. of Guinea
Guinea
1978–1984

Republic
of Guinea

Guinea
1984–
Colony of Ivory Coast
France
1893–1960
Republic of the Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast
1960–

Senegambia
and Niger

France
1902–1904

Colony of Upper
Senegal & Niger

France
1904–1921

French
Upper Volta

France
1919–1958
Republic of Upper Volta
Upper Volta (1958-1984)
1958–1984

Burkina
Faso

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1984–
French Sudan
France
1880–1958
French Senegal
France
1880–1958
French Sudan
French Sudan (1958-1959)
1958–1959
French Senegal
Image
1958–1959
Mali Federation
Image
1959–1960
Republic of Mali
Image
1960–1961
Republic of Mali
Mali
1961–
Republic of Senegal
Image
1960–
Colony of Mauritania
France
1903–1960
Islamic Republic of Mauritania
Mauritania (1959-2017)
1959–2017
Islamic Republic of Mauritania
Image
2017–
Colony of Niger
France
1822–1960
Republic of Niger
Niger
1959–

Madagascar

Madgascar Protectorate
France
1882–1897
French Madagascar
France
1887–1958
Malagasy Republic
Madagascar from 1958
1958–1975
Democratic Republic of Madagascar
Madagascar from 1958
1975–1992
3rd Republic of Madagascar
Madagascar from 1958
1992–2010
4rd Republic of Madagascar
Madagascar from 1958
2010–

Togo

Togoland Protectorate
German Empire
1884–1914
Territory of Togoland
France
1916–1957
Autonomous Republic of Togoland
French Togoland 1957-1958
1957–1958
Autonomous Republic of Togoland
French Togoland 1958-1960
1958–1960

Togolese
Republic

Togo 1960-
1960–