French Equatorial Africa

American  

noun

1. a former federation of French territories in central Africa, including Chad, Gabon, Middle Congo (now People's Republic of the Congo), and Ubangi-Shari (now Central African Republic): each became independent in 1960.

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French Equatorial Africa British  

noun

1. the former French overseas territories of Chad, Gabon, Middle Congo, and Ubangi-Shari (1910–58)

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French Equatorial Africa

From his remote hospital in French Equatorial Africa Dr. Albert Schweitzer, Nobel Peace Prizewinner for 1952, fired off a letter urging President Eisenhower to uphold the French position.

From Time Magazine Archive

In French Equatorial Africa there were 37,508 known cases in 1951; now there are 115,000.

From Time Magazine Archive

At 30, he abandoned fame, plunged into medicine, determined to spend his life as a missionary doctor in French Equatorial Africa.

From Time Magazine Archive

At Brazzaville, in French Equatorial Africa, High Commissioner Bernard Cornut-Gentile, engaged in a war against native fetishism, found Raynaud's love potion filling the air around him.

From Time Magazine Archive

To the northeast and south are the British Protectorate of Nigeria and French Equatorial Africa.

From The Story of the Great War, Volume III (of 8) History of the European War from Official Sources by Reynolds, Francis J. (Francis Joseph)