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Coptic Christianity

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Egypt and Ethiopia; Oriental Orthodox, follows the Alexandrian Rite, monophysitism

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Hinduism

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Southern Africa (notably among Indian communities); dharma, karma, moksha, reincarnation

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Rastafarianism

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Jamaica origin, but also in parts of Africa; belief in Haile Selassie, Afrocentrism, Ital diet

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The Mami Wata Faith

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West Africa; belief in water spirits, syncretic practices, healing and fertility rituals

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Irreligion

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Various African regions; secularism, atheism, humanism, and agnosticism

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Anglicanism

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Uganda, Nigeria, South Africa; episcopal church governance, Book of Common Prayer, Protestant theology

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Akan Religion

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Ghana and Ivory Coast; belief in Supreme Being Nyame, abosom spirits, ancestor veneration

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Kimpa Vita's Antonianism

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Democratic Republic of Congo; Christian movement, African interpretations of Christianity, Kongo Kingdom

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Islam

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North Africa, parts of the Sahel and Horn of Africa; monotheism, Five Pillars, Quran

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Buddhism

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Small communities in Africa; Four Noble Truths, Eightfold Path, meditation and mindfulness

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Lutheranism

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Namibia, Tanzania; founded by Martin Luther, sola scriptura, justification by faith alone

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Unification Church

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Limited presence; founded by Sun Myung Moon, mass wedding ceremonies, unification theology

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Tenrikyo

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Limited presence; Japanese origin, Joyous Life doctrine, followers return to Jiba (the sacred land)

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Vodun

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West Africa, specifically Benin and Togo; spirits and ancestors, rituals, divination

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Seventh-day Adventism

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Wide presence in Africa; Sabbath on Saturday, Second Advent belief, health emphasis

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Zoroastrianism

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Small communities, mostly due to Parsi migration; monotheism, Ahura Mazda, fire temples

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Jainism

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East Africa; non-violence (ahimsa), karma, moksha, mainly practiced by Indians in Africa

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Armstrongism

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Scattered groups in Africa; originated with teachings of Herbert W. Armstrong, British Israelism, Feast of Tabernacles observance

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Baháʼí Faith

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Scattered across Africa; unity of God, religion, and humanity, Baháʼí writings

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Sikhism

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East Africa, notably Kenya and Uganda among Indian diaspora; monotheism, Guru Granth Sahib, gurdwara

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Yoruba Religion

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Nigeria, Benin, Togo; belief in Olodumare, Orishas, Ifá divination system

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Dini Ya Msambwa

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Kenya among the Bukusu people; African traditional religion, rejection of colonial Christianity, rituals for social and moral order

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Falun Gong

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Minimal presence in Africa; Chinese spiritual practice, qigong exercises, Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance principle

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Maronite Church

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Small communities in West Africa; Eastern Catholic, Syriac Antiochene tradition, Patriarch of Antioch

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Mormonism

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Small communities; Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Book of Mormon, modern-day prophets

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Gnosticism

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Very small groups in Africa; ancient religious movement, dualism, secret knowledge for salvation

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Christianity

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Sub-Saharan Africa; based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ, Trinity, churches and sacraments

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Traditional African Religions

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Widespread in various forms across Africa; animism, spiritualism, ancestral worship

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Tijaniyyah

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West Africa; Sufi Islamic order, Tariqa pathways, dhikr (recollection of God)

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African Methodist Episcopal Church

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South Africa, Liberia; originally from the United States, Christian Protestant denomination, social activism

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Judaism

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Small communities in South Africa, Ethiopia; monotheistic, Torah, Jewish ethnicity and culture

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Aladura Churches

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West Africa, notably Nigeria and neighboring countries; Pentecostal Christian, divine healing, prophecy

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Baha'i Faith

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Various African nations; unity of humanity, equality of gender and races, global governance

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Zulu Religion

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South Africa; belief in a supreme creator Unkulunkulu, ancestral spirits, traditional healers sangoma

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Shembe Faith

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South Africa; blend of Zulu traditions and Christianity, sacred dances, vegetarianism

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The Way of the Elders

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Botswana; indigenous beliefs focused on ancestor veneration, traditional healing, music and dance

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Jehovah's Witnesses

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Throughout Africa; Watch Tower Society, nontrinitarianism, door-to-door evangelism

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Scientology

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Small presence in South Africa; Dianetics, auditing process, spirit called Thetan

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Kimbanguism

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Democratic Republic of Congo; founded by Simon Kimbangu, rejection of witchcraft, moralist Christian sect

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