Religion in Africa

their independence, namely Ethiopia and Liberia. The scramble for Africa was caused by continuous rivalries between the European powers namely Great Britain, France, Italy, Germany, Spain, Portugal and Belgium which compete for political and economic supremacy without declaring any sort of war among themselves. The process of consolidating power in Africa by this European powers was by military

INTRODUCTION During the colonization of Africa, which was at it's peak in the 18th and 19th century, the European powers of the time indulged in activities that changed and still continues to have multiple effects on the continent By 1875 European possessions in Africa consisted of some forts and trading posts along the coast and a few tiny colonies. Between 1880 and 1910, however, Africa was divided up among the Europeans. For the next 50 years decisions affecting Africa

In this paper, I will explain about the country of Ethiopia and El Salvador’s language, calendar, religion, food, holiday, and flag. Ethiopia was formerly known as "Abyssinia” until the 20th century. Ethiopia is located in the horn of Africa (East Africa). Addis Ababa is a capital city of Ethiopia. It is the only African country to defeat a European colonial power, and retain its sovereignty as an independent country. El Salvador is a small Central American nation. It is located in the continent

Germans, Italians, Portuguese, Africa faced many of different crisis, from civil wars, religious conflicts to government instability due to numerous coups d’état. With a country facing many challenges and conflicts: Was the Europeans more of a force of greed and exploitation? Or did the Europeans also served as a moral purpose for the African nation? With Africa exposed to racism and exploitation, political

Islam is the second largest religion in the world it accounts for 23 % of the world's population and is growing larger and larger by the day. Currently, there are about 1.6 billion Muslims with 50 majority Muslim countries in the world. (cite) Muhammad was a charismatic leader though Islam itself spread rapidly 100 years after his death. Islam originated in the Arabian Peninsula and spread to the east and Africa in only a few generations.The tribes of Arabia had been at war for what seemed like

imperialism over Africa in the 1800’s. This essay will identify and explain the effects imperialism had on the African villages. Starting with the first effect of imperialism, the introduction of Christianity in Umuofia, Okonkwo’s fatherland. Four years into Okonkwo’s exile, his good friend Obierika payed him a visit, informing Okonkwo of the arrival of missionaries in Umuofia. The Christian followers had to come to Umuofia to build a church and to convert locals into their anomalous religion. Most importantly

somewhere in Africa, but the truth is; Sudan is the heart and jewel of Africa, it is the land of my ancestors and the land of diversity and unity. My country and nationality make up an enormous component of my personal identity. Sudan to me, means security, safety, love, peace, happiness, traditions, compassion, humanity, justice and indifference. We are all identical but at the same time, we are different and diverse. We are a country of variety, of all races, colours and religion. I, myself being

6-3- World Distribution of Religions Distribution of Christianity, Islam, other universalizing religions, and ethnic religions throughout the world. 6-4- Adherents of World Religions Pie chart showing percentages of adherents to various world religions. 6-5- Distribution of Christians Europe, the Western Hemisphere, South Pacific, and some African countries are predominantly Christian. 6-6- Percentage of Faiths in the United States 14.8% of Americans have no religion, 5.9% have faiths other than

The spread of Islam and Christianity. Both belief systems spread both rapidly and were efficient religions that brought great change for the greater good. They were the largest religions in the entire world and both happened to be monotheistic. Both religions share a similar history and tradition. Christianity appealed to the people because of their unwillingness to live on and how hopeless they were to move forward in poverty. Travel played an enormous role in conversion because of the missionaries

continent of Africa. The Ivory Coast, or Côte d'Ivoire is located in southern West Africa. The Gouro people inhabit central Côte d'Ivoire. There are 20 million people living in the Ivory Coast, and 500,000 of them are in the Gouro tribe. The Gouro have two secret societies. the male’s secret society is Je and the women’s secret society is Kne. They both wear masks. It is considered fatal for a woman to behold a mask. The Zamble mask is the face of the most sacred god in the Gouro’s religion. Gouro masks