Sub-Saharan African community of Paris
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origins from Sub-Saharan Africa. There were 54,000 persons of African nationalities, excluding Algeria, Morocco, and Tunisia, according to the 2009 French census. Countries of origin in sub-Saharan Africa include Burkina Faso, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Guinea,Cameroon, Mali, and Senegal.[1]
There was a significant increase in persons of sub-Saharan African origins residing in Paris from 1960 to 1992.[2]
Geography
As of circa 1995 the favored locations for sub-Saharan African settlement in the city of Paris included the 18th, 19th, and 20th arrondissements. In addition the following suburban municipalities had African settlement: Charenton, Issy-les-Moulineaux, Ivry-sur-Seine, Montreuil, and Pantin.[2]
INSEE in 1999, between 6,000 and 10,000 people according to the mairie,[4] which estimates that Montreuil has the largest Malian community in France.[3] 10% of the population is Malian or has Malian origins.[5]
Culture
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The musical style coupé-décalé emphasizes the relationship between Abidjan, Ivory Coast and Paris.[6]
Notable persons
- Luc Abalo
- Oumar Bakari
- Amedy Coulibaly
- Bira Dembélé
- Mana Dembélé
- Alou Diarra
- Boukary Dramé
- Tripy Makonda
- André Matsoua
- Dany N'Guessan
- Bakary Sako
- Mamadou Samassa(footballer born 1990)
- Oumar Sissoko
- Alassane També
- Bano Traoré
- Ibrahima Traoré
- Makan Traore(footballer born 1992)
See also
- La Goutte d'Or- African immigrant neighbourhood of Paris
- Africans in Guangzhou
References
- Jules-Rosette, Bennetta. Black Paris: The African Writers' Landscape (World literature: Cultural studies). University of Illinois Press, 2000. ISBN 0252069358, 9780252069352.
Notes
- ^ Sealy, Amanda. "African flavor at the heart of Paris" (Archive). CNN. November 8, 2012. Retrieved on May 26, 2015.
- ^ a b Jules-Rosette, p. 149.
- ^ a b Bordier, Julien (2005-10-06). "Mali-sous-Bois". L'Express (in French). Retrieved 2013-11-01.
- ^ (in French) Le cercle de Yelimané sur le site de la mairie de Montreuil
- ^ (in French) c dans l'air émission du 04/04/2012 http://www.france5.fr/c-dans-l-air/international/aqmi-main-basse-sur-le-mali-35834
- .
Further reading
- Cazenave, Odile. Afrique sur Seine: a New Generation of African Writers in Paris (After the Empire: the Francophone World and Postcolonial France). ISBN 0739120638, 9780739120637.
- Dadié, Bernard Binlin. An African in Paris. ISBN 0252064070, 9780252064074.
- Jenkins, Jennifer. West Africans in Paris. ISBN 3836497263, 9783836497268.
- "African culture in 'City of Romance'." CNN. November 5, 2012 - Video
- Baarakètò (Documentary Short Film Series). An ka taa, 2022.