Cameroonians in France
 Half-Cameroonian football player Kylian Mbappé at the 2018 FIFA World Cup Final | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 51,625 | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| París, Marseille | |
| Languages | |
| Fanji, Jagham, Basaa, Medumba, French | |
| Religion | |
| Christianity, Islam | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Black people in France, Afro-French |
Cameroonians in France consist of migrants from Cameroon and their descendants living and working in France.
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
- Gévrise Émane, judoka
- Véronique Mang, track and field athlete
- 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.
 African diasporas in France  | |
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| North Africa | |
| East Africa | |
| Central Africa | |
| West Africa | |
| Southern Africa | |
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