aries ▁Category : S lo ven ian ▁the olog ians ▁Category : S lo ven ian ▁Roman ▁Catholic ▁pri ests ▁Category : Ex pl or ers ▁of ▁Africa ▁Category : S lo ven ian ▁expl or ers ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁the ▁Municip ality ▁of ▁Š k oc jan ▁Category : R oman ▁Catholic ▁mission aries ▁in ▁Sud an ▁Category : 1 9 th - century ▁Roman ▁Catholic ▁pri ests <0x0A> </s> ▁German ▁West ▁Africa ▁( De utsch - West af ri ka ) ▁was ▁a ▁rarely ▁used ▁design ation ▁for ▁the ▁German ▁colon ies ▁in ▁West ▁Africa ▁between ▁ 1 8 8 4 ▁and ▁ 1 9 1 9 . ▁The ▁term ▁was ▁normally ▁used ▁for ▁the ▁territ ories ▁of ▁Cam ero on ▁and ▁T ogo . ▁German ▁West ▁Africa ▁was ▁not ▁an ▁administrative ▁unit . ▁However , ▁in ▁trade ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁vern ac ular ▁the ▁term ▁was ▁sometimes ▁in ▁use . ▁ ▁German ▁interests ▁in ▁West ▁Africa ▁before ▁ 1 8 8 4 ▁ ▁German ▁interest ▁in ▁West ▁Africa ▁dated ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 7 th ▁and ▁ 1 8 th ▁centuries , ▁when ▁the ▁Duch y ▁of ▁Cour land ▁and ▁Brandenburg - Pr uss ia ▁established ▁fort ifications ▁and ▁trad ing ▁posts ▁in ▁the ▁region . ▁After ▁ 1 7 2 0 ▁there ▁was ▁no ▁German ▁presence ▁in ▁West ▁Africa ▁until ▁the ▁middle ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁century , ▁when ▁German ▁trad ing ▁companies ▁including ▁C . ▁Wo ermann , ▁J ant zen ▁& ▁Th orm