French Territories in West Africa

French Colony Territories in West Africa were Senegal, Guinea, Mali, Niger, Togo, Ivory Coast (Côte d’Ivoire), Republic of Benin (Dahomey), Burkina Faso (Upper Volta), and Mauritania. Togo and French Cameroon were given to France as trust territories by the League of NationsThe League of Nations (1920 – 1946) was the first intergovernmental organization established to promote international cooperation and peace. The League of Nations was the predecessor to the United Nations. More after World War 1.

French Colonial administration administered her colonies as an integral part of France (Overseas France) a Federation with administrative headquarters in Darkar, Senegal. It used direct rule and assimilation principlesAssimilation policies are based on the idea that immigrants should adopt the language, customs, and values of the national majorities, and abandon their own cultural heritage. More to administer her territories. After the Second World War, she abandoned the Policy of Assimilation1. the process of taking in and fully understanding information or ideas. 2. the absorption and digestion of food or nutrients by the body or any biological system. More and adopted the Policy of Association.