French Equatorial Africa

'''N'Djamena' ( ) is the capital and largest city of Chad. It is also a special statute region, divided into 10 districts or arrondissements'', similar to the city of Paris.

Port-Gentil () or Mandji is the second-largest city of Gabon, and a leading seaport. It is the center of Gabon's petroleum and timber industries. The city is located on a delta island in the Ogooue delta. Nearby Cape Lopez is Gabon's westernmost point. As of 2013 census, it had a population of 136,462.

Sarh (), formerly known as Fort Archambault (), is the capital of the Moyen-Chari Region and the capital of the Department of Barh Köh in Chad.

former federation of French colonial possessions in Central Africa

former French colony in Central Africa

1946–1958 political entity replacing the French colonial system

Ubangi-Shari () was a French colony in central Africa, a part of French Equatorial Africa. It was named after the Ubangi and Chari rivers along which it was colonised.

aspect of history

former country

Kousséri (from quṣūr meaning "palaces"), founded and known as Mser in the indigenous Mser language, is a city in Far North Province, Cameroon. It is the capital of the Logone-et-Chari department. It is a market town, and its population has recently been swollen by refugees from Chad. It had a population of 89,123 at the 2005 Census. The majority of the population are Shuwa Arabs with Chadian Arabic used as the lingua franca.

International political association

former French Mandate territory

aspect of history

former country

former colony of France

1900 battle

thumb|upright=1.3|Soldiers of the 1st Tirailleur Regiment of [[Épinal displaying late 19th- to early 20th-century uniforms for Bastille Day festivities.]]

public railway company in the Republic of the Congo

1881–1947 French colonial laws for natives

The franc was the currency of French Equatorial Africa.

travel diary by André Gide

town in Vakaga, Central African Republic

higher education institution