Upper Senegal and Niger

Colony of Upper Senegal and Niger Haut Sénégal et Niger (French)
1904 (1904)–1921 (1921)
Flag
A map of Upper Senegal and Niger circa 1912 from french colonial report
Status	Colony in French West Africa
Capital	Bamako
Common languages	French
History
• Established	1904 (1904)
• Disestablished	1921 (1921)
Currency	French West African franc
Preceded by Succeeded by Senegambia and Niger French Upper Volta French Sudan Colony of Niger
Today part of	Burkina Faso Mali Niger

Upper Senegal and Niger (French: Haut Sénégal et Niger) was a colony in French West Africa, created on 21 October 1904 from colonial Senegambia and Niger by the decree "For the Reorganisation of the general government of French West Africa".^[1]

At its creation, the "Colony of Upper Senegal and Niger" contained the old territories of Upper Senegal, the Middle Niger, and the military Niger territory. Its capital was Bamako.