The Scramble for Africa was a period during the New Imperialism period where the continent of Africa was invaded occupied and colonized by the major European powers.
It was colonized because there was a lot of gold and diamonds in Africa
Nigeria is the name of the British colony in West Africa.
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Most of West Africa was colonized by France.
West Africa was largely colonized by the French. Because of this, it was known as French West Africa. The countries of Algeria, Mali, Niger, Chad, and others were all colonized by the French, and did not gain their independence until the last half of the 20th century,
Most of West Africa was colonized by France.
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No single country colonised West Africa. West Africa is composed of a number of countries that were colonised by the French, British and Spanish
Liberia was the only country in West Africa to not be colonized by a European Power as it already had a "legitimate" Western-style government.
90% of africa was colonized by 1900
Africa was colonized by the Europeans. :) peace out home dogz!
Many European nations colonized west Africa. Most notably it was the French who made most of west Africa under them until last half of 20th century. Algeria, Chad, Niger etc were all colonized by them.
There are 25 countries in Africa that have French as one of the official languages. That means that France has colonized about 25 countries in Africa (Don't forget there have been revalutions and countries have changed.) Most of West Africa speaks French as well as Madagascar.
With the Scramble for Africa in the 1800s, France colonized much of Central, West, and North West Africa and also colonized Vietnam and what is now known as French Guyana at separate times. With such a long French influence, these countries adopted the language,and continue to use it today!