which african countries were colonised by france?
['Ivory Coast (1843–1960)', 'Dahomey or French Dahomey (now Benin) (1883–1960) ... ', 'French Sudan (now Mali) (1883–1960) ... ', 'Guinea or French Guinea (1891–1958)', 'Mauritania (1902–1960) ... ', 'Niger (1890–1960) ... ', 'Senegal (1677–1960)', 'French Upper Volta (now Burkina Faso) (1896–1960)']