West Africa

===Christianity===
{{Further|Christianity in Africa|Religion in Africa#Christianity}}
[[File:Basilica of the Most Holy Trinity, Onitsha.jpg|thumb|Cathedral [[Basilica]] of the Most [[Trinity|Holy Trinity]], [[Onitsha]], Nigeria]]
In 2010, around 20% of West Africans identified as [[Christians]].<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Johnson |first1=Todd M. |last2=Zurlo |first2=Gina A. |last3=Hickman |first3=Albert W. |last4=Crossing |first4=Peter F. |title=Christianity 2018: More African Christians and Counting Martyrs |journal=International Bulletin of Mission Research |date=November 2017 |volume=42 |issue=1 |pages=20–28 |doi=10.1177/2396939317739833 |s2cid=165905763 }}</ref> [[Christianity]] was largely introduced from the late 19th century onward, when missionaries from European countries brought the religion to the region.<ref>Robert O. Collins. ''African History: Western African History'', p. 153. Markus Wiener Publishers, 1990. {{ISBN|1-55876-015-6}}</ref> West African Christians are predominantly [[Roman Catholicism|Roman Catholic]] or [[Anglicanism|Anglican]]; some [[Evangelical Christianity|Evangelical]] churches have also been established. Christianity has become the predominant religion in the [[Middle Belt|central]] and southern part of [[Religion in Nigeria|Nigeria]], southern [[Ivory Coast]], and the coastal regions stretching from southern [[Ghana]] to coastal parts of [[Sierra Leone]]. Like Islam, elements of traditional African religion are mixed with Christianity.<ref>Emmanuel Kwaku Akyeampong. ''Themes in West Africa's History'', p. 152. James Currey Publishers, 2006. {{ISBN|0-85255-995-X}}</ref>