Buddhism in Africa

Though there have been some conversions amongst Africans, the majority of Buddhists in Africa are of Asian descent, mostly Chinese, Vietnamese, Sri Lankan or Japanese.

[citation needed] South Africa holds the largest Buddhist population in the continent.

In North Africa, about 0.3%[1][12] (or about 20 thousand people) of Libya's population are also Buddhists (mostly foreign workers from Asia).

[13] Buddhist centers and temples can be found in Sub-Saharan African countries such as: Botswana,[14] Cameroon,[15] Ghana,[16] Guinea,[17] Ivory Coast,[18] Kenya,[19] Lesotho,[20] Liberia,[21] Malawi,[22] Mali,[23] Namibia,[24] Nigeria,[25] Senegal, Sierra Leone,[26] Swaziland,[27] Tanzania,[28] Togo,[29] Uganda,[30] Zambia,[31] and Zimbabwe.

[32] There have also been cases of some high-profile celebrities converting to Buddhism such as Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, a famous British actor of Nigerian descent.