| Major Ethnic Groups | Geographic Location | Religious Practices |
| Akan /Asanti /Ashanti | West Africa; Ghana | Ashanti ; Christianity |
| Arabs | North & East Africa | Islam |
| Afrikaners | South Africa | Calvinist Dutch Reform |
| Amhara | East Africa / Ethiopia | Egyptian Coptic Church/Christianity [Easter; Epiphany; Feasting ; Dancing] |
| Baggara | Central Africa / Southwest Sudan | Islam |
| Bantu | West & South Africa | |
| Berber | North Africa; Morocco; Sahara; Algeria |
Islam |
| Bedouin | North & Central Africa | Islam |
| Chagga | East Africa /N. Tanzania Mt. Kilimanjaro | |
| Chokwe | Northeastern Angola Southern Congo |
Belief in Supreme God named: Kalunga or Nzambi: Worship God through Mahamba – Ancestral: Nature Spirits. |
| Dinka | Southern Sudan | Dinka: Islam; Christianity; Belief in Divinities or Powers |
| Dogon | Central Africa: Mali: Bandiagara Clifts: Savannas: Plateaus | Dogon: Islam; Christianity Belief in their traditional Diviners: Great Astrologers. Knew of Cyrus 1&2 long before it was discovered. |
| Ewe | Southern Ghana : Togo | Ewe: Drumming is at the heart of their spiritual rituals. |
| Falasha | Ethiopian Highlands: Gonder: Tigre |
Judaism |
| Fang | Southern Cameroon: Equatorial Guinea: Northwest Gabon |
Fang: Christianity Keep relics of their male ancestors. Mixture of both Christianity and Fang |
| Fante | Ghana ( From the Akan) | Christianity |
| Fon | West Africa: Benin: | Fon: God – Vondu God has both Male and Female traits |
| Fulani | Senegal: Gambia: Guinea: Guinea: Mali: Burkina Faso: Chad: Cameroon |
Islam |
| Ganda | Northern Uganda: West of Lake Victoria: (Bantu Speaking people) | Ganda: Muslim: Christianity: God Mukasa: Great pantheon of spirits. |
| Hausa | Northern Nigeria: Saraha Desert, | Islam |
| South West Africa | Mostly Christian | They view Cattle as sacred |
| Hutu / Tutsi | Rwanda and Burundi | God Imana: Acknowledge witches: sorcerers: ghosts: ancestral spirits: Keep ancestral shrines |
| Kongo | Central Africa | Roman Catholic: Christianity |
| Kuba | South Central Congo | Kuba – traditional |
| Khoisan | Southern Africa | God – Nadi (One God) |
| Lozi | Venerate spirits of the ancestors | |
| Luba | Katanga: South East Congo: | Congo traditional: One God |
| Maasai | East Africa: Tanzania | Ngai: God dwell above Mt. Kilimanjaro: Africa’s highest mountain |
| Mbenga/Mbuti/Twa Pigmies |
Forest – Forager From the Atlantic coast in the West to Uganda in the East.. | Traditional Religions. Belief in ancestors. More modern Christianity. |
| Mongo | Democratic Republic of Congo | Mongo traditional: Believe in witchcraft and veneration of the ancestors. |
| Mossi | Burkino Faso: North Central Africa | Devotion to ancestors and spirits / Ceremonial Masks |
| Ndeele / Matabele | Transvaal in Southern Africa: | AmaNdlozi: the revered ancestors of the family. They believe them to be guardians: Healing through spiritual forces, carried out by diviners. |
| Omoro | Ethiopian Highlands | God Waqaayo: Pantheon of many saints: Own Calendar…364 days |
| Ovimbundu | Chief imbuned with power in rituals and ceremonies over fertility of people, animals, plants | |
| Sotho/Lesoto /Lesotho | Sotho | Souls of the dead have power to influence lives of the living. Herbalists/RituaPractitioners are Professional/ Legal. |
| Swahili | Tanzania /Off Shore Islands of Kenya | Islam |
| Swazi | Swaziland: Southern Africa | Belief in Creator God & Ancestor spirits with power to help or punish. |
| Teke (Bantu Speaking people) | South Central Africa/ Congo Basin |
Creator God – Nazim: Belief in Reincarnation: Spirits represent natural forces: People communicate with dead through rituals and prayers. |
| Yoruba | South Western Nigeria: Eastern Benin: Togo: The Kingdom of Ife is the Spiritual Capital of the Yoruba Religion. |
They believe in a supreme Creator God named Olurun. They also believe in a pantheon of lesser Gods known as the Orisha: Believe that different Gods can make appearances by possession of someone, and speak through that person. |
| Zulu – (Nguni /Bantu speaking people e.g. the Xhosa and Swazi) | Southern Africa/ Natal / KwaZulu |
Traditional Spirit Churches: Christianity – Catholic / Anglican / Zionist. |
| Wolof | West Africa | Traditional Wolof Religion and Islam. The dominant religion is Islam |