Africa · DX entity · DXCC 057 · deleted

French Equatorial Africa

French Equatorial Africa was a DX entity in Africa, in CQ zone 36 and ITU zones 47 and 52, counting for contacts from the start of DXCC until 16 August 1960.

A deleted entity. Contacts made from 17 August 1960 no longer count for French Equatorial Africa.

The map of this entity arrives with the DXEntity boundary layer.

Figure 1. French Equatorial Africa. The boundary is to come. Boundaries: not yet published (GIS-Architecture, the DXEntity layer).

Data sheet

DXCC entity code	057
Name in the ADIF standard	FRENCH EQUATORIAL AFRICA
Continent	Africa
Primary prefix	none listed
CQ zone	36
ITU zone	47, 52
Counts for contacts from	the start of DXCC
No longer counts from	17 August 1960
Remarks	Continent, zones and validity from the ARRL DXCC List (deleted entities): (FQ8) Only contacts made August 16, 1960, and before, count for this entity.

Sources: ADIF Development Group, ADIF Specification version 3.1.8 (2026-10-12), DXCC Entity Code enumeration. https://adif.org/; ARRL, DXCC List (current and deleted entities), January 2026. https://www.arrl.org/country-lists-prefixes