<P> African countries below the Sahara are largely Christian , while those above the Sahara , in North Africa , are predominantly Islamic . There are also Muslim majorities in parts of the Horn of Africa ( Djibouti and Somalia ) and in the Sahel and Sudan regions ( the Gambia , Sierra Leone , Guinea , Mali , Niger and Senegal ) , as well as significant Muslim communities in Ethiopia and Eritrea , and on the Swahili Coast ( Tanzania and Kenya ) . Mauritius is the only country in Africa to have a Hindu majority . </P>
<P> African countries below the Sahara are largely Christian , while those above the Sahara , in North Africa , are predominantly Islamic . There are also Muslim majorities in parts of the Horn of Africa ( Djibouti and Somalia ) and in the Sahel and Sudan regions ( the Gambia , Sierra Leone , Guinea , Mali , Niger and Senegal ) , as well as significant Muslim communities in Ethiopia and Eritrea , and on the Swahili Coast ( Tanzania and Kenya ) . Mauritius is the only country in Africa to have a Hindu majority . </P>
what religion is most common in africa south of the sahara desert
what religion is most common in africa south of the sahara desert
Christian
Christian