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3 days ago · Following World War II, rapid decolonisation swept across the continent of Africa as many territories gained their independence from European colonisation. In August 1941, United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill met to discuss their post-war goals.
6 days ago · Officially: Republic of Benin. French: République du Bénin. Formerly (until 1975): Dahomey or. (1975–90): People’s Republic of Benin. Head Of State And Government: President: Patrice Talon 1. Capital: Porto-Novo 2. Population: (2024 est.) 13,844,000.
1 day ago · French West Africa was a confederation of eight other French colonial territories including French Mauritania, French Senegal, French Guinea, French Ivory Coast, French Niger, French Upper Volta, French Dahomey, French Togoland, and French Sudan.
May 21, 2024 · Home History. 7 European Powers Involved in the Scramble for Africa. In the 1880s, European powers were eager to show strength, which they could do through colonization. Between then and World War I, European powers took over most territory in Africa. May 21, 2024 • By Owen Rust, MA Economics in progress w/ MPA.
3 days ago · The state was formed as part of the independence of French West Africa from French colonial rule. Because of this history, French is the official language, but it is understood by only a minority of the population. Over 30 languages are spoken in Senegal.
5 days ago · Guinea, country of western Africa, located on the Atlantic coast. Three of western Africa’s major rivers—the Gambia, the Niger, and the Senegal—rise in Guinea. Under the name French Guinea, it was a part of French West Africa until it achieved independence in 1958. Its capital is Conakry.
2 days ago · western Africa, region of the western African continent comprising the countries of Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Cabo Verde, Chad, Côte d’Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Togo.
