The enclaves of Forcados and Badjibo were two territories close to the river Niger, in modern Nigeria, leased to France by the United Kingdom under the Anglo-French Convention of 1898.[1][2] They were obtained by France after several expeditions along the Niger, by Hourst (1894),[3] Granderye (1898–99),[4] Toutée (1895 and 1899-1900),[5][6] and Lenfant (1901–02, etc.).[7][8] France wanted to determine whether its colonies in French Sudan could more easily be supplied upstream along the Niger rather than via the traditional Dakar route.[9]
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- ^ Pageard, Robert (1990). "Une lettre de Georges Toutée au géographe Gabriel Marcel sur l'exploration du cours du Niger (1894-1901)". Revue Française d'Histoire d'Outre-Mer. 77 (286): 75–78. doi:10.3406/outre.1990.2761. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
- ^ Toutée, Georges Joseph (1897). "Principaux résultats géographiques de la mission Toutée". Annales de Géographie. 6 (26): 133–146. doi:10.3406/geo.1897.5583. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
- ^ "[2 albums et 389 phot. de la mission Lenfant sur le Niger en 1901-1902 : Dahomey, Nigeria, Niger. Don Lenfant en 1902]". gallica.bnf.fr. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
- ^ Zimmermann, Maurice (1901). "La Mission Lenfant à Say et la navigabilité du Bas Niger". Annales de Géographie. 10 (54): 473–474. doi:10.3406/geo.1901.2210. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
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