Africa in 1914 Without a Map

Name African countries as they were labelled by their colonizing powers
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Sovereign Powers
Answer
Independent
Abyssinia
Independent
Liberia
French
Algeria
French
Dahomey
French
Haut Sénégal et Niger
French
Oubangui Chari
French
Tchad
French
French Somaliland
French
Gabon
French
French Congo
French
Guineé Français
French
Côte d'Ivoire
French
Madagascar
French
Mauritanie
French
Morocco
French
Territoire Militaire Niger
French
Réunion
French
Sénégal
Sovereign Powers
Answer
French
Tunisia
British
Bechuanaland
British
Egypt
British
Swaziland
British
Gold Coast
British
British East Africa
British
Basutoland
British
Mauritius
British
Nigeria
British
Sierra Leone
British
British Somaliland
British
Union of South Africa
British
Anglo-Egyptian Sudan
British
The Gambia
British
Uganda
British
Nyasaland
British
Northern Rhodesia
Sovereign Powers
Answer
British
Southern Rhodesia
Portugese
Angola
Portugese
Cape Verde Islands
Portugese
Portugese Guinea
Portugese
Mozambique
Portugese
São Tomé and Príncipe
German
German West Africa
German
Togoland
German
German East Africa
German
Kamerun
Italian
Eritrea
Italian
Libya
Italian
Italian Somaliland
Spanish
Spanish Guinea
Spanish
Spanish Morocco
Spanish
Spanish Sahara
Belgian
Belgian Congo
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6 Comments
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Level 67
Oct 4, 2025
Please add some type-ins!

Mauritanie => Mauritania

Swaziland => Eswatini

Spanish Guinea + French Guinea + Portuguese Guinea => Guinea

Tchad => Chad

Union of South Africa => South Africa

Anglo-Egyptian Sudan => Sudan

Terriroire Millitaire Niger => Niger

+ Please stay consistent in your choice of language. Either the names should be translated to English or you should include the English translations in the type ins!

Thanks!

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Level 73
Oct 4, 2025
Agreed! Great concept though
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Level 45
Oct 16, 2025
Hey! Thanks for your suggestions, I've edited it :)
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Level 91
Oct 4, 2025
This is far too picky. Requiring "Union" to get South Africa. Just no.
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Level 89
Oct 4, 2025
Agree with the other comments. There is no reason that Congo should be accepted for Belgian Congo and not French Congo, Morocco but not Spanish Morocco, etc... I think this would be great if you just fix some consistency issues.
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Level 45
Oct 22, 2025
Seems I missed out on quite a few typeins, I've edited it :)