i don't know specifics, but the reasoning for colonizing anything is to claim it as your own. claiming land gives you the "right" to call it your own (even though there are natives there) and you then establish control and power. if France "controls" land; they can tax it and build trade ports to benefit their home country.
The French were interested in the colonizing the Congo because the French were lurking for many raw materials to help there country that the Congo area had specifically.
the Democratic Republic of the Congo
It is important to note that French Congo is Congo-Brazzaville (Republic of Congo). Belgian Congo is Congo-Kinshasa (Democratic Republic of Congo), which is significantly larger. The French conquered Congo-Brazzaville in 1880 as a result of Pierre de Brazza's treaty with Makoko of the Bateke.
Colonies of imperial nations, such as Congo and India
In 1839, France established a protectorate over the area encompassing Gabon. In 1862, France took the next step to colonizing the area by its control and taking full control of the area. In 1910, Gabon officially became a part of French Equatorial Africa.
The British Empire grew rapidly with India, Africa & Taiwan. The French empire was waning. The US saw a chance to have an empire as well so they wanted to expand.
The French were interested in colonizing. This was in Southeast Asia.
French wanted to open up fur trade to the west for their own profit
Aztec Gold
France didnt want to only Belgian wanted to colonize congo
i think france doesn't have to do anything with the vietnam war
Wealth, power and a world empire.
They were more interested in colonizing Greenland.
France
no, they were more interested in colonizing them they were not interested in learning about other cultures but rather interested in imposing their culture, ideals, values on to others
britian
The Dutch was different from other European colonizing nations because they were mostly interested in making money. They had little interest in teaching others their language or religion.
The latest colonizing power, France, had their possessions taken from them by Japan during WW2. They in turn had their possessions taken from them when they lost WW2.