Senegambia and Niger was a short-lived administrative unit of the colonial
French West Africa
French West Africa (, ) was a federation of eight French colonial empires#Second French colonial empire, French colonial territories in West Africa: Colonial Mauritania, Mauritania, French Senegal, Senegal, French Sudan (now Mali), French Guin ...
possessions, in the region of present-day
Niger
Niger, officially the Republic of the Niger, is a landlocked country in West Africa. It is a unitary state Geography of Niger#Political geography, bordered by Libya to the Libya–Niger border, north-east, Chad to the Chad–Niger border, east ...
,
Mali
Mali, officially the Republic of Mali, is a landlocked country in West Africa. It is the List of African countries by area, eighth-largest country in Africa, with an area of over . The country is bordered to the north by Algeria, to the east b ...
and
Senegal
Senegal, officially the Republic of Senegal, is the westernmost country in West Africa, situated on the Atlantic Ocean coastline. It borders Mauritania to Mauritania–Senegal border, the north, Mali to Mali–Senegal border, the east, Guinea t ...
.
History
It was formed in 1902, and reorganized in 1904 into
Upper Senegal and Niger.
Stamps
Despite its brief existence, the French government still managed to issue
postage stamp
A postage stamp is a small piece of paper issued by a post office, postal administration, or other authorized vendors to customers who pay postage (the cost involved in moving, insuring, or registering mail). Then the stamp is affixed to the f ...
s for the administrative unit, in the form of a version of its
Navigation and Commerce series, inscribed "SENEGAMBIE / ET NIGER".
See also
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Sénégambia Confederation
References
French West Africa
Former colonies in Africa
Former French colonies
French colonisation in Africa
History of Senegambia
20th century in Niger
French Senegal
States and territories established in 1902
States and territories disestablished in 1904
1902 establishments in French West Africa
1904 disestablishments in French West Africa
France–Niger relations
France–Senegal relations
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