Ghanaians in France consist of

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resident in France and their descendants living and working in France.

History

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immigrants in France are a very recent group of immigrants. Even if there were some Ghanaians before the 2000s, they were not very visible, embedded in the big community of Africans in France (who were mostly composed of francophone Africans). However, this community has become more and more numerous.

Distribution

There are Ghanaians in the

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(suburbs) of Paris, but also in

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because it's a

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close to Germany, a country with a strong Ghanaian community.

References

African diaspora in France Society of France French people of Ghanaian descent Ethnic groups in France Immigration to France by country of origin {{ghana-stub