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Klein, Martin A. Slavery and colonial rule in French West Africa (Cambridge University Press, 1998) Manning, Patrick. Francophone Sub-Saharan Africa 1880-1995 (Cambridge UP, 1998). Neres, Philip. French-speaking West Africa: From Colonial Status to Independence (1962) Priestley, Herbert Ingram. France overseas: a study of modern imperialism ...
This is a list of islands of France, including both metropolitan France and French overseas islands. [1] ... List of French islands in the Indian and Pacific oceans;
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.
The list includes all countries listed in the List of countries, the French overseas departments, the Spanish and Portuguese overseas regions and inhabited overseas dependencies. See List of extinct countries, empires, etc. and Former countries in Europe after 1815 for articles about countries that are no longer in existence.
French Polynesia. Society Islands (became a French protectorate in 1843 and a colony in 1880) Otaheiti, known as Tahiti (protectorate) (1842–1880) Raiatea and Tahaa (protectorate) (1880) Tuamotu Archipelago; Marquesas Islands (under French control in 1870, and later incorporated into the territory of French Polynesia) Gambier Islands
The Comoros islands formed, with Zanzibar, Pemba, Lamu, and the coastal towns of Kenya and Tanzania, a united and prosperous region of Swahili culture, trading in local goods which were exported to the African coast, Madagascar, the Middle East and India. In that period, political power was in the hands of local rulers.
The islands of Africa can be subdivided into Indian Ocean Islands and Atlantic Ocean Islands. [5] The largest number of islands of Africa are found in the Indian Ocean, with the sovereign island nations of Comoros, Seychelles, Mauritius and Madagascar located off the southeastern seaboard of Africa being the most notable.
This is a list of islands of Africa. Sovereign island nations. Indian Ocean. Union of the Comoros. Grande Comore; Anjouan; Mohéli; Republic of Madagascar Île ...