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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 of Gabon, French Congo, Ubangi-Shari, and Chad. It existed from 1910 to 1958 and its administration was based in Brazzaville.
French Equatorial Africa. This is a list of European colonial administrators (French: Gouverneur général de l'Afrique équatoriale française) responsible for the territory of French Equatorial Africa, an area equivalent to modern-day Gabon, Cameroon, Republic of the Congo, Central African Republic and Chad.
3.3 French Equatorial Africa. 3.4 East Africa and Indian Ocean. 4 In Asia. 5 In Oceania. 6 In Antarctica. 7 See also. ... Map of French colonies in Africa (in green) ...
The French Congo (French: Congo français), also known as Middle Congo (French: Moyen-Congo), was a French colony which at one time comprised the present-day area of the Republic of the Congo and parts of Gabon, and the Central African Republic. In 1910, it was made part of the larger French Equatorial Africa.
Map showing French colonies, protectorates and mandates (in blue) in Africa in 1930; namely French Equatorial Africa, French North Africa, French Somaliland and French West Africa. Along with former Belgian colonies (shown in yellow), these areas today make up the bulk of francophone Africa.
Free French Africa (French: Afrique française libre, sometimes abbreviated to AFL) was the political entity which collectively represented the colonial territories of French Equatorial Africa and Cameroon under the control of Free France in World War II.
1.3 French Equatorial Africa. 1.4 East Africa and Indian Ocean. 2 See also. ... French Africa includes all the historic holdings of France on the African continent.
The book "Travels to Congo" by Gide, published in 1927 describes the horrors of the concession companies in French Equatorial Africa. The book had an important impact on the anti-colonialist movement in France. [5] The number of victims under the French concession system in Ubangi-Shari and other parts of French Equatorial Africa remains unknown.