WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Christianity is the main religion in Sub-Saharan Africa. As of 2020, 62 percent of the region’s population was Christian. Muslims followed, accounting for 31.4 percent of the total population.

Detailed explanation-2: -The most represented religion in Kenya, South Africa, and Zimbabwe is Christianity; in Senegal is Islam, and in Nigeria and Tanzania both Christianity and Islam are dominant religions.

Detailed explanation-3: -In the 15th century Christianity came to Sub-Saharan Africa with the arrival of the Portuguese. In the South of the continent the Dutch founded the beginnings of the Dutch Reform Church in 1652. In the interior of the continent most people continued to practice their own religions undisturbed until the 19th century.

Detailed explanation-4: -Today, Christianity is embraced by the majority of the population in most Southern African, Southeast African, and Central African states and others in large parts of Horn of Africa and West Africa. The Coptic Christians make up a significant minority in Egypt.

Detailed explanation-5: -On the downside, Christianity led to the demise of the African customs, which it viewed as pagan and evil; the religion also led to the implementation of apartheid (to which it gave its theological support), and undermined the leadership role of women.

Detailed explanation-6: -Importantly, there is significant and sustained syncretism with African Traditional Religion among most of the self-professed Christians in South Africa. Of the total national population of 44.8 million, 35.8 million or 79.8% identified as members of a Christian denomination.