Here's a list of French Possessions in Africa, as well as the dates they were officially taken over by France:
- French Morocco (1912)
- French Algeria (1830)
- Egypt (1798)
- French Tunisia (1881)
- Fezzan-Ghadames (1943)
- Ivory Coast (1843)
- French Dahomey (1883)
- French Sudan (1883)
- Guinea (1891)
- Mauritania (1902)
- Niger (1890)
- Senegal (1677)
- French Upper Volta (1896)
- French Togoland (1918)
- French Nigeria (1892)
- French Gambia (1681)
- Chad (1900)
- Oubangui-Chari (1905)
- French Congo (1875)
- Gabon (1839)
- French Cameroon (1918)
- Sao Tome & Principe (1709)
- Eritrea (1838)
- Madagascar (1896)
- Isle-De-France (1715)
- French Somaliland (1862)
- Mayotte (1841)
- Seychelles (1756)
- Chagos (1721)
- Comoros (1866)
- Reunion (1710)