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Christianity is the most widely professed religion in South Sudan, with significant minorities of the adherents of traditional faiths and Islam. President Salva Kiir , a Catholic , while speaking at St. Theresa Cathedral in Juba , stated that South Sudan would be a nation which respects freedom of religion .
[10] [11] [12] The Igbos of the east and the Ijaw in the south are almost entirely Christians with a few practitioners of traditional religions. [11] The Middle Belt of Nigeria contains most of the minority ethnic groups in Nigeria and they are mostly Christians and Christian converts, as well as members of traditional religions with few Muslim ...
A History of Nigeria. Cambridge University Press, 2008. ISBN 978-0-511-39712-7; Muslim Civic Cultures and Conflict Resolution: The Challenge of Democratic Federalism in Nigeria — John N. Paden; Oriji, John N. Political Organization in Nigeria Since the Late Stone Age: A History of the Igbo People. New York: Palgrave Macmillan (St. Martin's ...
The last census to mention the religion of southerners dates back to 1956 where a majority were classified as following traditional beliefs or were Christian, while 18% were Muslim. [2] The most recent Pew Research Center report on Religion and Public Life estimated that in 2020, there were 610,000 Muslims in South Sudan, comprising 6.2% of the ...
Islam is one of the two largest religions in Nigeria. Nigeria also has the largest Muslim population in Africa. [1] In 2018, the CIA World Factbook estimated that 53.5% of Nigeria's population is Muslim. [2] Islam is predominantly concentrated in the northern half of the country, with a significant Muslim minority existing in the southern ...
Efik religion (Nigeria, Cameroon) Edo religion (Benin kingdom, Nigeria) Hausa animism (Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Gana/Ghana, Ivory Coast, Niger, Nigeria, Togo) Ijaw religion (Ijo people, Nigeria) Godianism (a religion that is purported to encompass all traditional religions of Africa, primarily based on Odinala) Odinala (Igbo people, Nigeria)
Christianity in Sudan has a long and rich history, dating back to the early centuries of the Christian era. [1] Ancient Nubia was reached by Coptic Christianity by the 1st century. The Coptic Church was later influenced by Greek Christianity , particularly during the Byzantine era.
Dinka spirituality is the traditional religion of the Dinka people (also known as Muonyjang), an ethnic group of South Sudan.They belong to the Nilotic peoples, which is a group of cultures in Southern Sudan and wider Eastern Africa. [1]