Nigeria is a federal republic made up of 36 states and one territory. This vast nation (the size of France, the United Kingdom and Ireland combined) … [Read more...]
Background on the Muslim Dioula people of Cote d’Ivoire
The vast majority of the 841,000 Dioula (Jula) people of Cote d'Ivoire are Muslim. They are credited with the spread of Islam throughout the region. … [Read more...]
Muslims in Uranium-poor Niger
| · 80% Muslim Niger seeks answers after world drops it and its uranium. "I remember it like yesterday", writes a missionary. "I was doing nothing … [Read more...]
What The Lebou people of Senegal believe
| · Lebou Population: 150,000 | · Habitation: coasts of Senegal, especially around Dakar | · Activities: mainly fishing | · Religion: Folk Islam … [Read more...]
Insights into rounded houses, mud walls and people of Togo
About Togo and its Peoples Togo means "beside the waters" in the Ewe language (one of the national languages of Togo) referring to the Atlantic … [Read more...]
Muslims in Liberia
“The love of liberty brought us here” was the motto the freed American and Caribbean slaves who founded modern Liberia. Unfortunately Liberia, … [Read more...]
The Mourides in Senegal
About the photo: This is the great mosque of Touba, Senegal, the burial place of Amadou Bamba. This is one of the most important religious sites in … [Read more...]
The Jola People of West Africa
A group of young children sat in a huddle, listening to the story of Noah and the ark. Perhaps some of them had heard of the prophet Noah before, but … [Read more...]
The Fulani in Nigeria
There are possibly more than 30 million Fulani in Africa, but the vast majority do not know the Gospel. They are spread out from Senegal to Sudan … [Read more...]
Muslim Christian Division in Ghana
Not so long ago Ghana celebrated its 50th year of independence from Great Britain (in 2007). The country has experienced a long period of political … [Read more...]
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