Nathalie Yamb

Nathalie Yamb is a Cameroonian-Swiss activist and businesswoman.[1][2] She is well-known for opposing the actions of France in Africa, which her and others describe as colonial.[3][4] She was born in Switzerland and grew up in Cameroon, then went to university in Germany.[5] In the 2010s, she helped run a political party in Ivory Coast.[1] However, she was deported in 2019 without a trial after she criticized the Ivory Coast government at a conference in Russia.[3] Her anti-French activism earned her in January 2022 a ban on entry and stay on French territory, made public in October 2022.[6]

Nathalie Yamb
Born (1969-07-22) July 22, 1969
La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland
Occupation(s)Activist and businesswoman
Children1

References
  1. "Nathalie Yamb". Roscongress Foundation. Retrieved 2021-03-24.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. Conzett, Anja (2021-06-24). ""Staatliche Entwicklungshilfe – schafft sie ab!"". Republik (in German).
  3. "Swiss-Cameroonian activist deported to Switzerland". SWI swissinfo.ch. 2019-12-03. Retrieved 2021-03-24.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. Publisher, A. M. C. (2023-05-05). "Nathalie Yamb: The activist fighting France's presence in the African continent". AMC. Retrieved 2023-05-05.
  5. "Nathalie Yamb : "Ma mère est une battante, elle est ma référence "". Actu Cameroun (in French). 2020-01-11. Retrieved 2021-03-24.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. "La France informe Nathalie Yamb de son interdiction d'entrée et de séjour sur le territoire national". rfi (in French).


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