Ethnoreligion - African Traditional Religion is a part of African Traditional Religion and the larger 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.