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French colonies in Africa
According to the inquiry of the military affairs network, the French colonies in Africa include many countries and regions, as follows:

1, North Africa: Algeria, once a colony of France, was inhabited by a large number of French people before independence. Morocco has its own ruler, but France, as the sovereign state, has great power. Tunisia, also a French colony, has its own rulers.

2. West Africa and Equatorial Africa: French West Africa, including Senegal, Mali, Burkina Faso, Benin, Niger, C? te d 'Ivoire, Mauritania and Guinea. French equatorial Africa includes Gabon, Chad, Central African Republic and Congo.

3. East Africa: Djibouti (French Somalia) was once a colony of France. Although Madagascar was independent, it was colonized by France. Reunion Island is still in the hands of the French.

4. Other areas: Togo, one of the two trust lands obtained from the Germans. Cameroon, two other trust lands obtained from the Germans.