Abbé people

The Abé (also "Abbey " ) are a people in the Ivory Coast in West Africa. The nation comprises around 200,000 people, representing approximately 1.4% of the total population. They live mainly in the region of the city Agboville. In this city, they form the majority. Their language is also called Abé.

The Abé form a subgroup of the Akan, which also includes the resident, especially in Ghana Ashanti belong, from which the Abé emigrated. In the 17th and 18th centuries, Abé fled from slavery from the gold to the Ivory Coast. Forced labor and the construction of the Abidjan - Niger railway through their settlement area led in 1905 to a rebellion by the French colonial power would strike down only after influx of 1,400 Senegalese shooters. Some of the leaders were deported to the French Congo and Central Africa. The city Rubino north of Agboville stands on the battlefield one of the running disputes and bears the name of the former officers of the colonial army.

• Ethnic group in Ivory Coast