Afro-Spanish
Country · Spain
Equatorial Guinea is the only African country whose official language is Spanish — and its diaspora has been in Madrid for generations.
Afro-Spanish at a glance
- Country
- Spain
- Main centres
- Madrid · Barcelona · Valencia · Canary Islands
- Region
- Southern Europe
- How many
- Communities from Equatorial Guinea, Senegal, The Gambia, Mali and Morocco
- Languages
- Spanish · Catalan · Wolof · Fang
- Dialling code
- +34
The African connection
Spain held Equatorial Guinea until 1968, and the dictatorship that followed sent thousands into exile in Madrid. West African migration since the 1990s, much of it Senegalese, has built large communities in Catalonia and the south.
Key dates for Afro-Spanish
The dates this community marks — independence, emancipation, and the festivals that fill a hall wherever its people have settled.
Diaspora meets diaspora
AfricAsia began with Africans in Asia. The same story runs through every entry in this section — people of African descent building a life a long way from where their ancestors started.
If you are from Afro-Spanish and you are anywhere in Asia — studying, working, playing, passing through — there are people here who will know what you are asking before you finish the question.
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