What does "ubangi-shari" mean?

A former French colony in central Africa, a part of French Equatorial Africa, established in 1903 and made independent as the Central African Republic in 1960.

Ubangi-shari

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A former French colony in central Africa, a part of French Equatorial Africa, established in 1903 and made independent as the Central African Republic in 1960. historical

Etymology

Named for two nearby rivers.

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