The 39-year-old blames the growth in racism, discrimination, and nationalism for the growing number of French Africans who are fleeing France.
The “silent exodus” phenomenon has been examined by Africa Eye to see why individuals like Mr. Gomis are disillusioned with life in France.
The Parisian founded a modest travel firm with an office in Senegal that specializes in packages to Africa for people who wish to re-establish a connection with their ancestry.
France is where I was born. We in France, where I grew up, are aware of some facts. Racism has been rampant. I was six years old.
His mother, who went to France when Mr. Gomis was a kid, finds it hard to comprehend why he left his friends and family to travel to Senegal.
He says, “I’m not just leaving for this African dream,” adding that it’s a combination of opportunity and duty he feels to his parents’ native country.
Africa is comparable to the Americas during the gold rush. It’s the continent of the future, in my opinion. It’s where everything that has to be developed and built is still there.
Senegal, a predominantly Muslim nation and former French colony that was formerly a major location in the transatlantic slave trade, has a long and complicated history with France.
