Senegalese people in Italy

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Senegalese people in Italy

Total population
94.030 (ISTAT: 2014)
Regions with significant populations
Lombardy  ·  Lazio  ·  Emilia-Romagna
Languages
Wolof  · Italian  · French
Religion
Majority of Sunni Islam  · Atheism

The presence of the Senegalese in Italy dates back to the 1980s.^{[citation needed]}

In 2014 in Italy there are 94,030 regular immigrants from Senegal. In 2006 there were 59,857. The three cities with most number of Senegaleses are: Milan, Rome, and Genoa.^[1]

Notable Senegalese people based in Italy or Italian-born with Senegalese heritage:

• Aminata Aidara, journalist, short story writer and novelist
• Cheikh Tidiane Gaye, novelist
• Jenny B, singer
• Edrissa Sanneh, former DJ and sports journalist
• Abramo Canka, professional basketball player
• Valentina Diouf, professional volleyball player
• Davide Diaw, professional football player
• Alfred Gomis, professional footballer
• Lys Gomis, footballer
• Mamadou Coulibaly, footballer
• Maurice Gomis, footballer
• Mouhamed Ali Ndiaye, professional boxer
• Cher Ndour, footballer
• Welle Ossou, footballer
• Khaby Lame, social media personality
• Obama, drag queen

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