Thre are many religions in Africa. Some of the religions are Abrahomic, Hinduism,and Judaism. Th Abrahamic: The majority of the Africans abhereents of the abrahamic religions: Islam, Christianity. It is base on their beliefs so theirs 45% are Christians and 40% are islam.
Hinduism: The history of Hinduism in Africa is very shorten comparison to Islam. However it dates back to pre-colonial times and even med level times.
Christianity: Although Christianity existed far before the rule of King Ezana the Great of the Kingdom of Axum, the religion took a strong foothold when it was declared a state religion in 330 AD. Pinpointing a date as to when Christianity emerged in Ethiopia will always probably be a mystery. The earliest and best known reference to the introduction of Christianity was when the evangelist Phillip converted an Ethiopian traveler in the 1st Century AD from the Acts of the Apostles. Although the bible refers to them as Ethiopians, scholars have argued that Ethiopia was a common term used for encompassing the area South-Southeast of Egypt.
Hinduism: The history of Hinduism in Africa is very shorten comparison to Islam. However it dates back to pre-colonial times and even med level times.
Christianity: Although Christianity existed far before the rule of King Ezana the Great of the Kingdom of Axum, the religion took a strong foothold when it was declared a state religion in 330 AD. Pinpointing a date as to when Christianity emerged in Ethiopia will always probably be a mystery. The earliest and best known reference to the introduction of Christianity was when the evangelist Phillip converted an Ethiopian traveler in the 1st Century AD from the Acts of the Apostles. Although the bible refers to them as Ethiopians, scholars have argued that Ethiopia was a common term used for encompassing the area South-Southeast of Egypt.
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