Afro European
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The term Afro European often refers to people who come from regions that are geographically south of Sahara, or former colonies.
The concept of "Afro-Europeans" is used on the model of African Americans by associations and movements militating in favor of equal opportunities for black, mixed-race and mulatto people from overseas territories and Europe.
European Union
In the European Union there is a record of 12 million people of African or Afro-Caribbean descent. The countries with the largest African population in Europe are:
France: 3,000,000 (1/4 are from or descended from the French Caribbean islands)
United Kingdom: 1,904,684 (3.0% of the British population, half are from or descendants of Caribbean islands that were formerly British colonies)
Netherlands: 700,000 (most are from the former Dutch possession Suriname and the Netherlands Antilles, but communities of Cape Verde and Africa are also found)
Spain: 683,000 (most are from Equatorial Guinea and Latin American countries)
Germany: 300,000-800,000
Italy: 337,000
Portugal 150,000
Sweden: 77,500
Russia: 70,000
Republic of Ireland: 65.078 (2011 Census)
You can also find African or Afro-European communities in Norway, Denmark, Switzerland, Belgium and Croatia.
See also
References
- Claudy Siar délégué interministériel à l'égalité des chances, Baptême médiatique difficile pour le nouveau délégué interministériel, François-Xavier Guillerm(agence de presse GHM), 1er avril 2011. » [archive], sur Blog France-Antille de François-Xavier Guillerm [archive]