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==Abrahamic religions==
The majority of Africans are adherents of [[Christianity]] or [[Islam]]. African people often combine the practice of their traditional belief with the practice of Abrahamic religions.<ref name="googlemix">{{cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/introductiontoaf0000mbit|url-access=registration|page=[https://archive.org/details/introductiontoaf0000mbit/page/15 15]|quote=often mix.|title=Introduction to African religion |publisher=East African Publishers|isbn=9780435940027|last1=Mbiti|first1=John S|year=1992}}When Africans are converted to other religions, they often mix their traditional religion with the one to which they are converted. In this way they are not losing something valuable, but are gaining something from both religious customs</ref><ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uTMOAQAAMAAJ&q=%22many+African+Christians%22|page=1|title=Worldmark Encyclopedia of Religious Practices: Religions and denominations |isbn=9780787666125|last1=Riggs|first1=Thomas|year=2006}}Although a large proportion of Africans have converted to Islam an Christianity, these two world religions have been assimilated into African culture, and many African Christians and Muslims maintain traditional spiritual beliefs</ref><ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_LldeLvqQNsC&pg=PA266|title=The Oxford handbook of religion and ecology |isbn=9780195178722|last1=Gottlieb|first1=Roger S|date=2006-11-09}}Even in the adopted religions of Islam and Christianity, which on the surface appear to have converted millions of Africans from their traditional religions, many aspect of traditional religions are still manifest</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hpKESvthJtQeyjk57vyzOnY5l9cg|title=US study sheds light on Africa's unique religious mix| publisher=AFP}}t doesn't seem to be an either-or for many people. They can describe themselves primarily as Muslim or Christian and continue to practice many of the traditions that are characteristic of African traditional religion," Luis Lugo, executive director of the Pew Forum, told AFP.</ref><ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-IDfqT6589kC&pg=PA40|title=In Transitions and consolidation of democracy in Africa |isbn=9781586840402|last1=Quainoo|first1=Samuel Ebow|date=2000-01-01}}Even though the two religions are monotheistic, most African Christians and Muslims convert to them and still retain some aspects of their traditional religions</ref> Abrahamic religions are widespread throughout Africa. They have both spread and replaced indigenous African religions, but are often adapted to African cultural contexts and belief systems. [[The World Book Encyclopedia]] has estimated that in 2002 Christians formed 4045% of the continent's population, with Muslims forming 4540%. It was also estimated in 2002 that Christians form 45% of Africa's population, with Muslims forming 40.6%.<ref>Encyclopædia Britannica. Britannica Book of the Year 2003. Encyclopædia Britannica, (2003) {{ISBN|9780852299562}} p.306 <br>
According to the Encyclopædia Britannica, as of mid-2002, there were 376,453,000 Christians, 329,869,000 Muslims and 98,734,000 people who practiced traditional religions in Africa. [http://www.greenwoodsvillage.com/gor/islam.htm Ian S. Markham,(A World Religions Reader. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Blackwell Publishers, 1996.)] is cited by Morehouse University as giving the mid-1990s figure of 278,250,800 Muslims in Africa, but still as 40.8% of the total. These numbers are estimates, and remain a matter of conjecture. See Amadu Jacky Kaba. The spread of Christianity and Islam in Africa: a survey and analysis of the numbers and percentages of Christians, Muslims and those who practice indigenous religions. The Western Journal of Black Studies, Vol 29, Number 2, June 2005. Discusses the estimations of various almanacs and encyclopedium, placing Britannica's estimate as the most agreed figure. Notes the figure presented at the [http://www.afrikaworld.net/afrel/Statistics.htm World Christian Encyclopedia, summarized here], as being an outlier. On rates of growth, Islam and Pentecostal Christianity are highest, see: [https://foreignpolicy.com/story/cms.php?story_id=3835 The List: The World’s Fastest-Growing Religions], Foreign Policy, May 2007.</ref>