List of European colonies in Africa explained

The following is a list of European colonies in Africa, organized alphabetically by the colonizing country. France had the most colonies in Africa with 35 colonies followed by Britain with 32.[1]

Belgian colonial empire

British Empire

Courland

Denmark–Norway

Dutch colonial empire

French colonial empire

German Empire

See main article: German colonization of Africa.

The following were German African protectorates:

Hospitaller Malta

Italian colonial empire

Former colonies, protectorates and occupied areas

Portuguese colonial empire

Others

Russian Empire

Spanish colonial Empire

Sweden

See also

References

  1. Web site: A map of Europe based on how many colonies each country had. 2023-09-26 . 2023-09-26.
  2. Web site: Centenaire de l'Entente cordiale : les accords franco-britanniques de 1904 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111004005739/http://www.minefe.gouv.fr/fonds_documentaire/notes_bleues/nbb/nbb270/entente_cordiale.pdf . 2011-10-04 . 2011-08-29 . fr.