Private company

Company of the Upper Ubangi Sultanates

Concessionary company in Ubangi-Shari

The Company of the Upper Ubangi Sultanates (French: Compagnie des Sultanats du Haut-Oubangui) was a concessionary company in the colony of Ubangi-Shari (now the Central African Republic) between 1899 and 1927. It was founded by ten European shareholders and received from the French government a 140,000 km2 territory to administer and exploit.2 It is headquartered in Paris.1 It ceased to exist in 1947.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

Nov 16, 1899Founded1
  • Industrycrop and animal production, hunting and related service activities, gathering of wild growing non-wood products1
  • HeadquartersParis1
  • Legal formsociété anonyme1

The Company of the Upper Ubangi Sultanates (French: Compagnie des Sultanats du Haut-Oubangui) was a concessionary company in the colony of Ubangi-Shari (now the Central African Republic) between 1899 and 1927. It was founded by ten European shareholders and received from the French government a 140,000 km2 territory to administer and exploit.2

Products and brands

  • ivory
  • natural rubber

Listed on Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. 1947Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 1927Renamed Name changed to Société Nouvelle des Sultanats du Haut-Oubangui1
  3. Nov 16, 1899Founded Founded1

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