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Several mosques have been built across Africa since Islam was introduced to the continent within decades of its inception in the seventh century. Mosques play an important symbolic role in Muslim life because they are primarily used as a place for Muslims to gather for prayer.
However, So Tomé and Prncipe is the only African country without a mosque at the moment.
Sao Tome and Principe is a small island country in Africa’s central region, bordered by Gabon and Equatorial Guinea. The vast majority of Sao Tomeans are Christians, with more than half of the population belonging to the Roman Catholic Church and the remainder professing a religious affiliation being predominantly Protestant. Sao Tomé is the second-smallest African country after the Seychelles.
However, there is currently a smaller Muslim population in the country than forty-six years ago, and prior to its declaration of independence from Portugal, there were no recorded numbers of Muslims in the island nation until some foreigners from neighbouring countries such as Cameroon and Nigeria began to visit the country, resulting in the small number of Muslims in the country.
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