Africa, French Colonial Civil Registration Records, 1700–1950

Civil registration records including births, marriages, and deaths from the French Colonial Empire in Africa from approximately 1700 to 1950. Records are from places that correspond today to the countries or departments of Guinea, Madagascar, Algeria, Niger, Burkina Faso, Chad, Mauritania, Benin, Central African Republic, Togo, Mali, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Comoros, Côte d'Ivoire, Réunion, Senegal, Gabon, Cameroon, Mayotte, Djibouti, Republic of the Gambia, DR Congo, Seychelles, and Egypt. This collection includes records of slaves and free people.