A new map has revealed the most common religion in every African country, showing a clear divide between Christianity and Islam across the world’s second largest continent.The map, shared on ...

The five largest religions — Islam, Buddhism, Christianity, Judaism, and Hinduism — represent about 77% of the world population. Their spread throughout parts of Asia and Europe, and gradually ...

Nigeria, the most populous country in all of Africa, has the largest number of Muslims as well as the largest number of Christians in the region. 3. As discussed elsewhere in this report, many ...

Nigeria, home to one of Africa’s fastest-growing Christian populations, has also become one of the deadliest places in the ...

Pew Research Center’s Forum on Religion & Public Life • Mapping the Global Muslim Population, October 2009 Download the full report PDF (62 pages, 10MB) Sign up for our weekly newsletter ...

Our panelists will discuss how different states in North Africa and sub-Saharan Africa are approaching this issue and what contraints they face when exerting control over the religious realm. This ...

Religion has played a better role as far as the development of Africa is concerned." But in Nigeria, some take a more critical view toward the role of religion in public spaces.

A new map has revealed the most common religion in every African country, showing a clear divide between Christianity and Islam across the world's second largest continent. The map, shared on ...