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OVERVIEW

African Religions

    Africans shrive different religions. In the North of the continent the Arabian population basically belongs to the Muslim faith of sunnit sense. In Tropical Africa the Muslim faith and the Christianity are distributed, as well as aboriginal traditional convictions. In Southern Africa the Christianity (Catholicism and Protestantism) prevails, there are also the followers of Hinduism and other religions.

    The Christianity.
    It is the most widespread religion, introduced in the form of hundreds of various competing churches and sects. There are Roman Catholics, Lutherans, Baptists, Iegovists, Mormons, Universal church,
New apostolic church, Coptic Orthodox Church and the Ethiopian orthodox church.
   
    The Muslim faith.
   In all the Northern Africa Muslims compound the majority of the population. Traditions of hospitality are advanced - it is possible to ask to stay at the night at local residents or in a mosque.
   
    The Sikhs.
   The inhabitants of India were distributed in East Africa since the old days, as well as the Indian-African business relations. In the days of British Empire the cheap Indian labor arrived to Africa for the construction of cities and railways, and then settled out there. The Indian churches as well were distributed in some countries of Africa, among which the most interesting are of Sikhs.
  
    Chrishnaits and other Hinduists.
    They are met in some rich capitals, for example in Nairobi.

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