Cameroonians in France
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 90,000 | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Paris, Marseille | |
| Languages | |
| Fanji, Jagham, Basaa, Medumba, French, English | |
| Religion | |
| Christianity (majority) Islam (minority) |
Cameroonians in France consist of migrants from Cameroon and their descendants living and working in France.
History
[edit]The first Cameroonian immigrants in France came in the 1970s, like the Congolese, some years after the first immigrant wave from Sub-Saharan Africa (Senegal Valley) to France.[1] This immigration has sped up in the 1980s (due to the social and economic crisis in Cameroon)[2]
Notable people
[edit]- Dieudonné comedian
- 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 and MMA fighter
- 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
- William Saliba, professional footballer
References
[edit]- ^ "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.
 African diasporas in France  | |
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| North Africa | |
| East Africa | |
| Central Africa | |
| West Africa | |
| Southern Africa | |
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