The people of Africa practice a diversity of religions. Response area, is practiced by the people living inland in East Africa, the Copts of Egypt, and the people living along the coastline of the Gulf of Guinea. Response area is the dominant religion in the north, on the east coast, in the northern parts of West Africa, and along the coasts of Kenya and Tanzania.

Islam is practiced by the people living inland in East Africa, the Copts of Egypt, and the people living along the coastline of the Gulf of Guinea. Christianity is the dominant religion in the north, on the east coast, in the northern parts of West Africa, and along the coasts of Kenya and Tanzania.