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The French Upper Volta is broken apart between Ivory Coast, French Sudan, and Niger.
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French Upper Volta
French colony in West Africa (1919-1958); now Burkina Faso
Upper Volta was a colony of French West Africa established in 1919 in the territory occupied by present-day Burkina Faso. It was formed from territories that had been part of the colonies of Upper Senegal and Niger and the Côte d'Ivoire. The colony was dissolved on 5 September…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Ivory Coast
Country in West Africa
Ivory Coast, also known as Côte d'Ivoire and officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a country on the southern coast of West Africa. Its capital city of Yamoussoukro is located in the centre of the country, while its largest city and economic centre is the port city of…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
French Sudan
French colonial territory in West Africa from 1880 to 1960; present-day Mali
French Sudan was a French colonial territory in the Federation of French West Africa from around 1880 until 1959, when it joined the Mali Federation, and then in 1960, when it became the independent state of Mali. The colony was formally called French Sudan from 1890 until 1899…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Niger
Landlocked country in West Africa
Niger, officially the Republic of the Niger, is a landlocked country in West Africa. It is a unitary state bordered by Libya to the northeast, Chad to the east, Nigeria to the south, Benin and Burkina Faso to the southwest, Mali to the west, and Algeria to the northwest. It…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)