Cameroonians in France explained
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 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
- 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
Notes and References
- Web site: L'immigration africaine en France : regards des autres et repli sur soi . Politique-africaine.com. 7 November 2017.
- Web site: 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. 7 November 2017.
