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African Convention (french: Convention Africaine, CA) was a
political party A political party is an organization that coordinates candidates to compete in a particular country's elections. It is common for the members of a party to hold similar ideas about politics, and parties may promote specific ideological or p ...
in French West Africa, originally formed at a meeting in
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on 11 January 1957. The CA consisted of the Senegalese Popular Bloc (BPS) of
Léopold Sédar Senghor Léopold Sédar Senghor (; ; 9 October 1906 – 20 December 2001) was a Senegalese poet, politician and cultural theorist who was the first president of Senegal (1960–80). Ideologically an African socialist, he was the major theoretician o ...
, the African Popular Movement of
Nazi Boni Nazi Boni (December 31, 1909, in Bwan, Upper Senegal and Niger – May 16, 1969, in Kokologho, Upper Volta) was a politician from Upper Volta (now Burkina Faso). In 1948 Boni was elected to the French National Assembly on behalf of the Voltaic ...
in Upper Volta, and the
Nigerien Democratic Front The Nigerien Democratic Front (french: Front démocratique nigérien, FDN) was a political party in Niger. It published the party journal ''L'Unité'' ('Unity'). History The party was founded by Zodi Ikhia and his followers on March 6, 1957, as ...
(FDN) of
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in
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Oxford Oxford () is a city in England. It is the county town and only city of Oxfordshire. In 2020, its population was estimated at 151,584. It is north-west of London, south-east of Birmingham and north-east of Bristol. The city is home to the ...
: Berg, 2002. p. 210
In March 1958 the African Convention and the African Socialist Movement (MSA) merged to form the African Regroupment Party (PRA).


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*Zuccarelli, François. ''La vie politique sénégalaise (1940-1988)''. Paris: CHEAM, 1988. 1958 disestablishments in French West Africa 1957 establishments in French West Africa African and Black nationalist parties in Africa Pan-African organizations Pan-Africanist political parties in Africa Political parties disestablished in 1958 Political parties established in 1957 Political parties in French West Africa Transnational political parties {{Senegal-party-stub