Ethnoreligion - African Traditional Religion (EAF)

Ethnoreligion - African Traditional Religion is a part of the Ethnoreligion religion. African Traditional Religion encompasses the traditional beliefs and practices of African ethnic groups. There are as many African traditional religions as peoples or tribes, notably: Akan, Dogon, Fon, Igbo, Mende and Yoruba in west Africa, and Zande in central Africa; Dinka, Nuer and Shilluk among the Nilotics; Ganda, Lovedu, Shona and Zulu among Bantu.

People Groups adhering to Ethnoreligion - African Traditional Religion

Ethnoreligion - African Traditional Religion Fast Facts:

34 People Groups · 29.6M People

EngagementGroupsPopulation
Unengaged and Unreached81M
Engaged yet Unreached1414.5M
No Longer Unreached1214.1M

People Groups who follow Ethnoreligion - African Traditional Religion

Strategic Progress Index
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34 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress Index ▼Language
FonFonTogo96,000No Longer UnreachedFon
ZuluZuluMozambique73,500No Longer UnreachedZulu
ShonaShonaZambia35,000No Longer UnreachedShona
ZuluZuluZimbabwe166,000No Longer UnreachedZulu
KikuyuKikuyuKenya9,515,000No Longer UnreachedKikuyu
Giriama MijikendaGiriama MijikendaKenya1,145,000No Longer UnreachedGiryama
ShonaShonaCanada3,000No Longer UnreachedShona
YorubaYorubaUnited States152,000No Longer UnreachedYoruba
FonFonGhana18,000No Longer UnreachedFon
AwingAwingCameroon38,000No Longer UnreachedAwing
Southwestern DinkaSouthwestern DinkaSouth Sudan1,835,000No Longer UnreachedSouthwestern Dinka
Northeastern DinkaNortheastern DinkaSouth Sudan978,000No Longer UnreachedNortheastern Dinka
EundaEundaNamibia20,000Engaged yet UnreachedKuanyama
Northwestern DinkaNorthwestern DinkaSouth Sudan69,500Engaged yet UnreachedNorthwestern Dinka
KwaluudhiKwaluudhiNamibia72,000Engaged yet UnreachedKuanyama
BarweBarweMozambique44,000Engaged yet UnreachedBarwe
NuerNuerSouth Sudan1,770,000Engaged yet UnreachedNuer
ShillukShillukUnited States5,300Engaged yet UnreachedShilluk
ShillukShillukSouth Sudan433,000Engaged yet UnreachedShilluk
Ngok DinkaNgok DinkaSudan121,000Engaged yet UnreachedNorthwestern Dinka
ShonaShonaBotswana61,000Engaged yet UnreachedShona
Kimbundu MbunduKimbundu MbunduAngola10,050,000Engaged yet UnreachedKimbundu
South Central DinkaSouth Central DinkaSouth Sudan734,000Engaged yet UnreachedSouth Central Dinka
AshantiAshantiTogo96,000Engaged yet UnreachedAkan
YorubaYorubaBenin266,000Engaged yet UnreachedYoruba
Southeastern DinkaSoutheastern DinkaSouth Sudan734,000Engaged yet UnreachedSoutheastern Dinka
SagaraSagaraTanzania230,000Unengaged and UnreachedSagala
JitaJitaTanzania604,000Unengaged and UnreachedJita
GandaGandaTanzania72,500Unengaged and UnreachedGanda
GandaGandaKenya47,500Unengaged and UnreachedGanda
FonFonGabon25,000Unengaged and UnreachedFon
DogonDogonBurkina Faso18,500Unengaged and UnreachedToro So Dogon
Koro ZubaKoro ZubaNigeria13,000Unengaged and UnreachedKoro Zuba
SengwerSengwerKenya12,500Unengaged and UnreachedMarkweeta

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