Senegambia and Niger

Senegambia and Niger was a short-lived administrative unit of the colonial French West Africa possessions, in the region of present-day Niger, Mali and Senegal.

Senegambia and Niger Sénégambie et Niger (French) السنغامبيا والنيجر (Arabic) Al-singhambia walnayjar
1902–1904
Flag
Status	French colony
Common languages	French
History
• Established	1902
• Disestablished	1904
Currency	French West African franc
Preceded by Succeeded by French Sudan Upper Senegal and Niger

History

It was formed in 1902, and reorganized in 1904 into Upper Senegal and Niger.^[1]

Stamps

Main article: Postage stamps and postal history of Senegambia and Niger

Despite its brief existence, the French government still managed to issue postage stamps for the administrative unit, in the form of a version of its Navigation and Commerce series, inscribed "SENEGAMBIE / ET NIGER".

See also

• French West Africa topics
• French colonisation in Africa
• Sénégambia Confederation