Ivorians in France consist of migrants from
Ivory Coast and their descendants living and working in France. They are one of the
diasporas from
Black Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa is, geographically, the area and regions of the continent of Africa that lies south of the Sahara. These include West Africa, East Africa, Central Africa, and Southern Africa. Geopolitically, in addition to the African co ...
in France.
History
Prior to 1990, immigration from the Ivory Coast to France was very limited. It was mostly students and businessmen who wanted to return to
Ivory Coast.
But with the economic crisis and the politic instability of their home country, many chose to remain in French
banlieue
In France, the term banlieue (; ) refers to a suburb of a large city. Banlieues are divided into autonomous administrative entities and do not constitute part of the city proper. For instance, 80% of the inhabitants of the Paris Metropolitan Are ...
and the Ivorian population increased.
Notable people
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Isabelle Boni-Claverie, author, screenwriter, and film director
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Fababy
Fabrice Ayékoué (born 24 January 1988 in Paris), better known by his stage name Fababy, is a French rapper, singer and songwriter of Ivorian origin.
Career
In 2009, Fababy met rapper Despo Rutti, and appeared with him on a freestyle video ...
, rapper, singer, and songwriter
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Christina Goh, singer, songwriter, and poet
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H Magnum
Guy-Hervé Imboua, better known by his stage name H Magnum, is a French rapper of Ivorian origin signed to the LoudSchool Production record label.
Guy-Hervé Imboua was born in Yopougon, Ivory Coast, and immigrated at the age of 9 years old to Fr ...
, rapper
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Kaaris
Okou Gnakouri Armand Olivier (; born 30 January 1980), better known by his stage name Kaaris (, ; stylized as KΛΛRIS), is a Ivorian-born French rapper, record producer, composer and actor. '' Or Noir'', his major album on Therapy Music / AZ / ...
, rapper, record producer, and composer
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Keiona, ballroom dancer and drag queen
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Manu Katche
Manu may refer to:
Geography
*Manú Province, a province of Peru, in the Madre de Dios Region
**Manú National Park, Peru
** Manú River, in southeastern Peru
*Manu River (Tripura), which originates in India and flows into Bangladesh
* Manu Temp ...
, drummer and songwriter
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Gabriela Kouassi, heptathlete
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Laylow
Jeremy Larroux (born 1993), better known as Laylow is a French rapper from Toulouse. In 2018, Laylow released the EPs ''.RAW'' and ''RAW-Z''. His debut album, ''Trinity'', featuring collaborations with Lomepal, S.Pri Noir, Jok'Air, Wit. and ...
, rapper
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Jessi M'Bengue, model, actress, and singer
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Sabine Pakora
Sabine Pakora is a French-Ivorian actress.
Debut
Sabine Pakora studied acting at the ''Ecole supérieur d’art dramatique de Paris'' and ''Conservatoire d’Art Dramatique de Montpellier''.
Filmography
Theatre
References
External links ...
, actress
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Karidja Toure, actress
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Mami Watta, drag queen
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Dan-Axel Zagadou, footballer
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Vegedream
Satchela Evrard Djedje (born 25 August 1992 in Orléans, France), better known by the artistic name Vegedream, is a French hip hop, R&B and urban pop singer (male) songwriter of Ivorian origin. He is signed to Universal Music France and is best ...
, rapper
References
Society of France
African diaspora in France
Immigration to France by country of origin
Ivorian diaspora
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