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French West Africa: Quick Facts

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Facts

Also Known As Afrique Occidentale Française • AOF
Date 1895 - 1958

Photos

Map of Africa highlighting the historical territory of French West Africa in orange, covering present-day Mauritania, Senegal, Mali, Guinea, Cote d'Ivoire, Burkina Faso, Benin, and Niger in the western part of the continent. Surrounding countries and bodies of water are shown in gray and blue for geographic context.
Scramble for Africa
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Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso
country, Africa
Côte d'Ivoire
Côte d’Ivoire
country, Africa
Mali
Mali
country, Africa
Mauritania
Mauritania
Niger
Niger
country, Africa
Senegal
Senegal
country, Africa

Key People

Hanotaux, detail of an engraving by Dujardin after a portrait by Benjamin Constant
Gabriel Hanotaux
French statesman and historian
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Pierre de Brazza
French explorer