For centuries the French had been trading with Africa. They owned some small ports on the coast of Africa and had been somewhat involved in the slave trade in the 1700's. In the early 1830's France began their conquest in Algeria, and by the 1890's France controlled well over 1 million square miles of Africa, much of it being colonies. The first French African possession to become independent was Tunisia on March 20, 1956. By 1961 almost all of French Africa had become independent, with the last French African possession (modern-day Djibouti) gaining independence on June 27, 1977.
Mali
Dakar to their colony of Senegal, Tunisia, next door to their colony in Algeria and Madagascar they established a little colony on the northern tip of the island.
By the beginning of last century the French, having invaded and started exploiting the area, constituted the "French Ecuatorial Africa", "uniting" Gabon, Congo and the (already turned into a colony) region of Ubangui-Chari.
French Equatorial Africa ended in 1958.
Because the French did not colonize South Africa.
Algeria
Algeria.
Algeria.
Mali was a french colony from 1883 to 1960.
Dahomey (French colony until 1958)
Mali
Yes, Madagascar was a colony of France.
Chad, until 1960, was a French colony, in Afrique équatoriale française (French Equatorial Africa).
Because the French felt that they should punish them.
You need to think about the colonial history of central Africa. The French colonised a vast area around the Sahara and southwards.
Dakar to their colony of Senegal, Tunisia, next door to their colony in Algeria and Madagascar they established a little colony on the northern tip of the island.
Madagascar was a French colony from 1895 to 1958 and French equatorial Africa was officially established from 1910 to 1958. Then it is true to assume that they both were colonies in 1914, under the French rule.