French colonisation concentrated on coastal plains where colons owned farms, vineyards, and towns

Evidence

These banks favoured the coastal regions (Senegal, Dahomey, Ivory Coast) to the detriment of the inland regions (French Sudan, Upper Volta, Niger) and exclusively financed the production destined for France. Their clients were essentially private colonial companies specialised in trading activities, which often benefited from monopoly situations. — Fanny Pigeaud_ Ndongo Samba Sylla, Africa’s Last Colonial Currency, 61 (#corroborates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: A French vineyard blight launched Algeria’s wine industry and enriched the colons; Colonial banks favored coastal areas and financed only production destined for France — Fanny Pigeaud_ Ndongo Samba Sylla, Africa’s Last Colonial Currency, 61

Related

• Colonial banks favored coastal areas and financed only production destined for France (similarity 0.92)

Broader Connections

• Colonial banks favored coastal areas and financed only production destined for France #corroborates (0.55) — Fanny Pigeaud_ Ndongo Samba Sylla, Africa’s Last Colonial Currency, 61