HISTORY
THE MUSLIM WORLD AND AFRICA
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Islam
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Animism
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Buddhism
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Shintoism
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Detailed explanation-1: -The majority of Africans are adherents of Christianity or Islam. African people often combine the practice of their traditional belief with the practice of Abrahamic religions.
Detailed explanation-2: -As of 2020, 62 percent of the region’s population was Christian. Muslims followed, accounting for 31.4 percent of the total population. In addition, 3.2 percent of the people in Sub-Saharan Africa practiced traditional African religions, while the unaffiliated constituted three percent of the population.
Detailed explanation-3: -Christians-2.2 billion followers (representing 31.5% of the world’s population) Muslims-1.6 billion (23.2%) Non-religious people-1.1 billion (16.3%) Hindus-1 billion (15.0%)
Detailed explanation-4: -The largest population of Animists today is in Sub-Sahara Africa.
Detailed explanation-5: -Christianity came first to the continent of Africa in the 1st or early 2nd century AD. Oral tradition says the first Muslims appeared while the prophet Mohammed was still alive (he died in 632). Thus both religions have been on the continent of Africa for over 1, 300 years.