The Process of Identity Integration

This chapter discusses how the Ejigbo-Yoruba (Nigerian) migrants in Cote d’Ivoire entrench themselves into the socio-economic (and interestingly, political) workings of their host country. As a matter of routine, the migrants do put on peculiarities that are of the Ivorian culture, for instance learning and speaking of indigenous Ivorian languages like colloquial Abidjan French, ‘Bete’, ‘Baure’ et cetera. The basic purpose for this is to gain acceptance into the host society in order to participate actively in the socio-economic and political life of the host country. Of course, without adequate integration, the realization of related transnational intents of the migrants might remain elusive in perpetuity .

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