French Equatorial Africa cut its ties with the Vichy-controlled West African territories, and rebuilt its economy around trade with nearby British possessions, namely Nigeria. Tensions between Vichy and Free French factions remained long after the invasion. The seizure of Gabon and the rest of French Equatorial Africa gave Free France new-found legitimacy; no longer was it an organization of exiles in Britain, as it now had its own sizable territory to govern. Notes Citations References Further reading Ebako, Éliane. Le ralliement du Gabon à la France libre: Une guerre franco-française, septembre–décembre 1940. PhD thesis. University of Paris IV, 2004. Labat, René. Le Gabon devant le Gaullisme. Paris: Delmas, 1941. La vérité sur l'affaire du Gabon, Septembre–Octobre–Novembre 1940: Allocutions prononcées à la chambre de commerce de Dakar le 4 avril 1941 par MM. Chamussuy, Aumasson et Boisson. Dakar: Grande imprimerie africaine, 1941. External links Free French order of battle 1940 in French Equatorial Africa Battles and operations of World War II Military battles of Vichy France Battles of World War II involving France Naval battles of World War II involving France Naval battles and operations of World War II involving the United Kingdom Conflicts in 1940 French Equatorial Africa History of Gabon November 1940 events