The population of Shias in Africa is composed of several communities: Persecuted Shia adherents in northern Nigeria, particularly the African Shia Islamic Movement headed by Sheikh Ibraheem Zakzaky in Zaria, Kaduna State. Shia Islam in Senegal is practiced by native Senegalese and also the Lebanese community in Senegal. One of their primary leaders was Lebanese Sheikh Abdul-Mun'am Az-zain, who primarily served the Lebanese community. The Sheikh built Shi'a schools and mosques and also provided scholarships to Senegalese students. 1% of Senegalese people practice Shi'a Islam. Major Shia organizations in Senegal include the Mozdahir International Institute, headed by Senegalese Shi'i religious leader Cherif Mohamed Aly Aidara. Highly persecuted low-profile Shia Muslims in Egypt. According to two studies by the Pew Research Center around 10% of Muslims Tanzania are Shia. Ismaili communities, most of which were established by immigrants from South Asia. These populations are found in: East Africa, particularly Tanganyika, Kenya, Uganda, Malagasy, and Zanzibar. Such groups include the Khoja, who are primarily Ismaili Central Africa, Burundi, Rwanda, and Zaire South Africa African Shia Islamic Movement African Shia Islamic Movement is a Nigeria-based organization. Sheikh Ibraheem Zakzaky is the leader of the movement. It was founded in the 1980s, after Zakzaky traveled to Iran and was inspired by the 1979 Iranian Revolution. In 2014, a procession of Shias celebrating Quds Day attempted to pass a military checkpoint. A standoff ensued, with the Nigerian soldiers firing warning shots at the protesting Shias, who reportedly responded by throwing rocks at the soldiers, who then opened fire, reportedly killing 35 Shias, among them three of Zakzaky's children. In 2015, IMN protestors blocked a public road which a convoy containing Nigerian general Tukur Buratai was attempting to pass. The incident was described by the Nigerian military as an assassination attempt, a charge which the IMN denies. In retaliation, the Nigerian military launched a series of raids in the ancient town of Zaria, claiming it was in an effort to preempt attacks from the IMN. These raids resulted in the deaths of reportedly as many as 300 Nigerian Shias. Zakzaky himself was wounded and captured, along with one of his wives, and charges of murder were brought against him over the road blocking incident earlier that year. In 2019, protests broke out once more as a delegation belonging to the IMN stormed the National Assembly in Abuja to protest the continued incarceration of Zakzaky. The resulting