Political Parties in Africa: Challenges for Sustained Multiparty

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Political Parties in Africa: Challenges for Sustained Multiparty Democracy No Country Religions: share of the population 22 Lesotho Christian 80%, indigenous beliefs 20% 23 Liberia Indigenous beliefs 40%, Christian 40%, Islam 20% 24 Madagascar Indigenous beliefs 52%, Christian 41%, Islam 7% 25 Malawi Christian 80%, Islam 13%, none 4% (1998) 26 Mali Islam 90%, indigenous beliefs 9%, Christian 1% 27 Mauritania Islam 100% 28 Mauritius Hindu 48%, Roman Catholic 24%. Other Christian 8%, Islam 17% 29 Mozambique Roman Catholic 24%, Islam 18%, Zionist Christian 18%, none 23% (1997) 30 Namibia Christian 80–90% (Lutheran at least 50%), indigenous beliefs 10–20% 31 Niger Islam 80%, indigenous beliefs and Christian 20% 32 Nigeria Islam 50%, Christian 40%, Indigenous beliefs 10% 33 Rwanda Roman Catholic 56.5%, Protestant 26%, Adventist 11.1%, Islam 4.6%, indigenous beliefs 0.1%, none 1.7% (2001) 34 São Tomé and Principe Catholic 70%, Evangelical 3%, New Apostolic 2%, Adventist 2%, other 3%, none 19% (2001) 35 Senegal Islam 94%, Christian 5% (mostly Roman Catholic), indigenous beliefs 1% 36 Seychelles Roman Catholic 83%, Anglican 6%, Seventh Day Adventist 1%, other Christian 3%, Hindu 2%, Muslim 1%, none 1% 37 Sierra Leone Islam 60 %, indigenous 30%, Christian 10% 38 Somalia Muslim (Sunni) 39 South Africa Zion C, Pentecostal/Charismatic 8%, Catholic 7%, Methodist 7%, Dutch Reform 7%, Anglican 4%, other Christian 36%, Islam 2%, none 15% (2001) 40 Sudan Islam (Sunni) (in north) 70%, indigenous 25%, Christian 5% (mostly South and Nuba Mountains and others)
No Country Religions: share of the population International Idea 41 Swaziland Zionist (blend of Christianity and indigenous ancestor worship) 40%, Roman Catholic 20%, Muslim 10%, Anglican, Bahai, Methodist, Mormon, Jewish, and other 30% 42 Tanzania Mainland: Christian 30%, Islam 35%, indigenous beliefs 35%; Zanzibar, more than 99% Islam 43 Togo Indigenous beliefs 51%, Christian 29%, Islam 20% 44 Uganda Roman Catholic 33%, Protestant 33%, Islam 16%, indigenous beliefs 18% 45 Zambia Christian 50–70%, Islam and Hindu 24–49%, indigenous beliefs 1% 46 Zimbabwe Syncretism (part Christian, part indigenous beliefs) 50%, Christian 25%, indigenous beliefs 24%, Muslim and other 1% Source: Compiled from Infoplease, ‘World Religions’, http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0855613.html, downloaded August 2006. Although the table does not show which countries are politically more stable than others or provide any basis for relating political stability to the predominance of one religion, or a mixture of religions, it is evident that the proliferation of religious political parties is in the increase (Mohamed Salih 2003). The practical implication of religious diversity and the interplay between religion and politics is found in the formation of religious political parties not only in North Africa (the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt, and the Islamic Salvation Front in Algeria) but also in Africa South of the Sahara. The most highly profiled Islamic political parties include the National Islamic Front (Sudan), the banned Islamic Party of Kenya, the Islamic Resistance Party (Tanzania), the South Africa Islamic Party and the Africa Muslim Party (South Africa), and the Mauritian Islamic Political Party (Mauritius). The Christian Democratic Party of South Africa is one of the oldest African political parties in the continent, with strong ties to the global Christian Democratic movement. Regardless of whether various religious groups have established political parties or not, religion tends to get its way to politics in several ways. For instance, in countries where religious parties are banned, they tend to hide behind seemingly secular names. The most prominent among these on the African continent include the Justice and Development Movement in Morocco, the Democratic Gathering Party Context
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