Cameroonians in France
Cameroonians in France consist of migrants from Cameroon and their descendants living and working in France.
Half-Cameroonian football player Kylian Mbappé at the 2018 FIFA World Cup Final | |
Total population | |
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51,625 | |
Regions with significant populations | |
París, Marseille | |
Languages | |
Fanji, Jagham, Basaa, Medumba, French | |
Religion | |
Christianity(majority), Islam(minority) | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Black people in France, Afro-French |
History
The first Cameroonian immigrants in France came in the 1970s, like the Congolese, some years after the first immigrant wave from Black Africa (Senegal Valley) in France.[1] But this immigration has speed up in the 1980s (because of the social and economic crisis in Cameroon)[2] to become one of the most populous group of immigrants from Black Africa in France.
Notable people
- Samuel Umtiti, professional footballer
- Françoise Mbango Etone, track and field athlete
- Kylian Mbappé, professional footballer
- Griedge Mbock Bathy, professional footballer
- Gévrise Émane, judoka
- Véronique Mang, track and field athlete
- Bryan Mbeumo, professional footballer
- Loïc Mbe Soh , professional footballer
- Francis Ngannou, mixed martial artist
- Dany Bill, kickboxer
- Teddy Tamgho, track and field athlete
- Calixthe Beyala, writer
- Emil Abossolo-Mbo, actor
- Vencelas Dabaya, weightlifter
- Serge Betsen, rugby union player
- Hassan N'Dam N'Jikam, professional boxer
- Antoinette Nana Djimou, heptathlete, pentathlete
- Cedric Doumbe, kickboxer
- Carlos Takam, professional boxer
- Gaëlle Nayo-Ketchanke, weightlifter
- Benoît Assou-Ekotto, professional footballer
- Adolphe Teikeu, professional footballer
- Zacharie Noah, former professional footballer
- Yannick Noah, singer and tennis player
- Joakim Noah, basketball player
References
- "L'immigration africaine en France : regards des autres et repli sur soi" (PDF). Politique-africaine.com. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
- "La participation des diasporas camerounaises de France et de Grande-Bretagne à la vie politique nationale: émergence et consolidation de la citoyenneté à distance - Ruth Mireille Manga Edimo". Memoireonline.com. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
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