Islam in West Africa, Senegal, Nigeria

Syllabus of the Subject

Islam: 54% of the West African Population (Sunni Muslims)

1- Religious diversity in the region of the ECOWAS: Islam and Christianity.

2- Case Study - Muslim Businesspeople in West Africa:

3- Case Study - Christian Businesspeople in West Africa:

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The Subject “Religious diversity in West Africa” belongs to the following Online Programs taught by EENI Global Business School:

Business in West Africa.

Islam and Global Business. Islamic Economic Areas

Master in Business in Africa, International Business, Foreign Trade.

Masters in International Business and Foreign Trade (MIB)

Doctorate: Ethics, Religion & Business, Islamic Business, African Business.

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Foreign Trade and Business in West Africa

Religious diversity in West Africa.

The West African region (317 million inhabitants) consists of the following countries Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Ivory Coast, the Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Togo.

Alhaji Aliko Dangote, Nigerian Muslim Businessman, Richest men in Africa (Nigeria)

There are two key economic institutions:

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Member States cover an area of 1.5 million km², accounting for 17% of the total area of Africa.

The largest countries are Niger (24.8%) and Mali (24.3%), while the smallest country is Cape Verde (0.1%).

Islam in the ECOWAS region (Africa)
Islam ECOWAS

Muslim Population in West Africa (ECOWAS countries):

Country
Niger
Senegal
Mali
Guinea
The Gambia
Sierra Leone
Burkina Faso
Nigeria
Guinea-Bissau
Ivory Coast
Benin
Togo
Ghana
TOTAL

Population (million)
11.6
11.1
12.3
9.5
1.6
6.0
13.9
128.8
1.4
17.3
7.4
5.7
21.1
247.8

% Population
96
95
94
92
90
65
65
50
50
40
24
20
16
54%

Muslims
11.189.700
10.570.490
11.554.037
8.710.437
1.433.930
3.911.468
9.051.453
64.385.994
708.014
6.919.216
1.790.406
1.136.304
3.364.776
134.726.225

As shown in this table, Islam represents 54% of the population of West Africa, representing about 135 million Muslims, mostly Sunnis. No doubt, Nigeria is the great country to be considered from this point of view.

Unlike the Arab Maghreb Union, these two institutions (ECOWAS and WAEMU) are not homogeneous from a religious point of view. More or less the “religious forces” are part divided almost equally between Islam and Christianity, without forgetting the importance of the African Traditional Religions always latent in these countries.

There are countries in the region in which Muslims are an almost absolute majority, while in others, are only a minority. In countries like Nigeria, the Northern states as in the Kano State, the Sharia is applied; while in countries such as Togo or Ghana, Islam represents only 20% of the population.

Adewale Tinubu, Nigerian Businessman and Philanthropist (Nigeria, )

Masters adapted to the Western African Students: Gambia, Masters, International Business Trade The Gambia, Liberia Online Master / Doctorate in International Business, Foreign Trade Liberia, Nigeria Doctorate, Masters, International Business Trade Nigeria and Sierra Leone, Masters, International Business Trade Sierra Leone.

EENI African Business Portal.

Religions and Business.

We Trust in Africa (Affordable Higher Education for Africans)

Knowledge leads to unity, but Ignorance to diversity