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IN PRESS:
Routes of communication. — Wildlife. — Forestry products. — Agricultural products. — Livestock farming (cattle and sheep). — Livestock farming (horses and donkeys). — Indigenous industries. — The question of gold mines. — Internal trade. — External trade. — The economic policy to follow.
Jacques Meniaud (1877–1938) was a French colonial administrator and prolific author who wrote extensively on the history and economy of French West Africa.
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The "Military Territory of Niger" was an administrative division of French West Africa created in 1904. It eventually evolved into the modern-day Republic of Niger.
Jules Brévié (1880–1964) was a prominent colonial official who would later serve as the Governor-General of French West Africa and French Indochina.