Christianity first arrived in North Africa, Egypt to be precise, in the 1st or early 2nd century AD. It later spread throughout the other parts of the continent through missionaries and colonization processes. There is about 2.2 billion Christians in the world which puts Christianity as the largest religion in the world and a great number of these Christians are from the African nations. The Bible is considered to be the most sacred book in the Christian faith. Today we will be looking at the top African countries with the highest number of Christians. 1. Nigeria Nigeria being the most populous African country has the largest number of Christians in the continent and fifth country with the largest Christian population in the world. Nigeria has two major religions being Islam and Christianity. Though the exact ratio of the Nigeria’s population that belong to a particular religion is uncertain. But according to a 2001 report from the World Factbook by CIA, about 50% of...
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