French West Africa, French Equatorial Africa, French North Africa and French East Africa.
Some French colonies had strong independence movements.
The method of management used by the French with their colonies was direct control.
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The French introduced their language and culture to its Northern African, Senegalese and Malian colonies. The natives were encouraged to engage in these activities since the French would only accept as French, those who gave up their culture and adhered to that of France. French remains the official language of former colonies of France.
French Somaliland
Because the French founded that Africa's land was rich with gold
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.
The French Empire was one of the largest empires in history and spanned five continents. The French established colonies in North America the Caribbean Africa India and Southeast Asia. In North America the French established colonies in parts of Canada the United States and the Caribbean. In the Caribbean the French had colonies in Martinique Guadeloupe Saint-Domingue (now Haiti) and other islands. In Africa the French had colonies in Algeria Gabon Senegal and other parts of the continent. In India the French had colonies in Pondicherry and Chandannagar. In Southeast Asia the French had colonies in Vietnam Laos Cambodia and other parts of the region.The French colonies had a variety of different forms of government including military rule direct rule and indirect rule. The French also established trading posts and settlements in many parts of the world and many of these colonies eventually became independent states.
The French system of direct rule in Africa included measures such as appointing French administrators to govern African colonies, implementing French laws and language, exploiting African resources for the benefit of France, and controlling local economies through policies that favored French interests.
One would be French Sudan.
French Tunisia (1881)French Dahomey (1883)French Sudan (1883)