 Compared to Maghrebis/Berbers from North Africa, the percentage of Sub-Saharan Africans(most of them Christians) as a proportion of immigrants to Italy from Africa is 35.7% (370.068 official residents in 2015).Most come from Nigeria (98.176), Senegal (77.264) and Ghana (48.637).There are also smaller numbers from Eritrea (9.579),from Ethiopia (8.000) and from Somalia (7903).The following is a list of notable African nationals who have immigrated to and now at least partially reside in Italy.