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Most countries in the northern third of Africa are predominantly Muslim. There are also large Muslim populations along the east coast of Africa as far south as Tanzania.
The countries with heavy Muslim population in Africa are:
Algeria
Morocco
Tunisia
Libya
Western SAhara
Egypt
Mauritania
Mali
Senegal
Gambia
Guinea
Guinea Bissau
Niger
Chad
Nigeria
East Africa***
Somalia
Sudan
*Many other nations have a great Muslim population, but are not dominant.
Example:many other West African countries may have a little under/over 50% Muslim population i.e. Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ghana, Cote d'Iviore, [East Africa]- Kenya, Ethiopia, Djibouti.
South Africa also has a heavy Muslim population but it is not dominant.
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