Islam and Muslims in Africa

The History of Islam in Africa: A Historical Overview

Muslim Africans: A Past of which to speak

West African Mosque Architecture: A Brief Introduction

The Spread of Islam in West Africa: Containment, Mixing, and Reform from the Eighth to the Twentieth Century [PDF]

Political Islam in West Africa and the Sahel [PDF]

Spread of Islam in West Africa

Muslims in Eastern Africa: Their Past and Present - Abdulaziz Y. Lodhi [PDF]


COUNTRIES:

ALGERIA
43.06 Million Muslims (99% of Population)

ANGOLA
162 Thousand Muslims (0.5% of Population)

CHAD
8.23 Million Muslims (52.1% of Population)

CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC (CAR)
0.84 Million Muslims (15% of Population)

CONGO, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE (DRC / ZAIRE)
16.6 Million Muslims (20% of Population)

CONGO, REPUBLIC OF THE
0.1 Million Muslims (2% of Population)

EGYPT
71 Million Muslims (94% of Population)

ERITREA
2.9 Million Muslims (49% of Population)

ETHIOPIA
35.6 Million Muslims (33.9% of Population)

LIBERIA
0.7 Million Muslims (20% of Population)

LIBYA
6.52 Million Muslims (96.6% of Population)

MALI
17 Million Muslims (95% of Population)

MOROCCO
31.5 Million Muslims (99% of Population)

MOZAMBIQUE
5.23 Million Muslims (19.2% of Population)

NIGER
10 Million Muslims (85% of Population)

NIGERIA
95 Million Muslims (50% of Population)

RWANDA
1.8 Million Muslims (15% of Population)

SENEGAL
14.4 Million Muslims (95.9% of Population)

SOMALIA (including Somaliland, Puntland)
10.7 Million Muslims (99% of Population)

SOUTH AFRICA
1 Million Muslims (2.5% of Population)

SOUTH SUDAN
0.6 Million Muslims (6.2% of Population)

SUDAN
30.2 Million Muslims (70% of Population)

TUNISIA
11.4 Million Muslims (99.1% of Population)

ZIMBABWE
0.21 Million Muslims (1.5% of Population)

NEWS:
10/05/2019 The Spread of Islam in Ancient Africa - World History Encyclopedia
13/07/2017 Africa is Islamic banking's new frontier - The Economist
29/03/2017 A deeper sense of Muslim Africa - Havard Gazette
02/05/2016 Why West Africa's Muslim-majority states are banning the burqa - The Telegraph, UK
14/08/2015 Many African universities swept up in Islamic extremism - UWN
02/08/2014 African slaves in the Ottoman Empire - Hurriyet Daily
20/01/2013 In Africa, Islam and Christianity Coexist Harmoniously - The Nigerian Voice
10/05/2006 Washed up on the beach - hidden half of Africa's people smuggling epidemic - The Guardian
12/02/2006 Thousands of child 'witches' turned on to the streets to starve - The Guardian
19/06/2005 'Africa's fatal sexual culture spreads Aids' - Observer
09/05/2005 The Myriad Paths of Islam in Africa - Islam Online
28/03/2005 Where faith is a healer - Guardian
14/11/2004 Muslims say faith growing fast in Africa
19/07/2004 Were My African-American Ancestors Muslims? - Genealogy Today
05/07/2004 Mutilating Africa's Daughters: Laws Unenforced, Practices Unchanged - NY Times
26/06/2003 Islam and Africa: It could be worse - Economist

SEE ALSO:

History of Islam in Africa