Togo

West-African republic independent from France in 1960; its Muslim minority — in the north and among the Kotokoli, Chokossi and Hausa trading communities — was reached by trans-Saharan trade, and is predominantly Sunni.

☾ The Coming of Islam

Trans-Saharan trade reaches the north

Islam entered the north of present-day Togo through trans-Saharan trade and the movement of Hausa, Chokossi and Fula traders and clerics, taking root among several northern peoples.

☾ Religious Composition

A Muslim minority in a Christian- and traditional-religion society

Togo's population is mostly Christian and adherents of traditional religions, with a Sunni-Muslim minority concentrated in the north and among trading communities.

Demographic shares are approximate.

At a glance