Major Ethnic Groups in Africa

Can you name every ethnic group that makes up over 10% of population in any African country?
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Algeria
%
Group
74
Arab
26
Amazigh
 
 
Angola
%
Group
25
Ovimbundu
23
Kimbundu
13
Kongo
 
 
Benin
%
Group
38
Fon
15
Aja
12
Yoruba
10
Bariba
 
 
Botswana
%
Group
78
Tswana
 
 
Burkina Faso
%
Group
53
Moore
 
 
Burundi
%
Group
81
Hutu
16
Tutsi
 
 
Cameroon
%
Group
58
Bantu
11
Kirdi
10
Fulani
 
 
Cape Verde
%
Group
75
Creole
 
 
Central African
Republic
%
Group
33
Gbaya
27
Banda
13
Mandjia
10
Sara
 
 
Comoros
%
Group
97
Arab
 
 
D. R. Congo
%
Group
18
Luba
16
Kongo
14
Mongo
10
Rwanda
 
 
Djibouti
%
Group
46
Somali
35
Afar
11
Arab
 
 
Egypt
%
Group
90
Egyptian
Equatorial Guinea
%
Group
57
Fang
10
Bubi
 
 
Eritrea
%
Group
55
Tigray
30
Tigré
 
Eswatini
%
Group
82
Swazi
10
Zulu
 
Ethiopia
%
Group
35
Oromo
26
Amhara
 
Gabon
%
Group
29
Fang
10
Punu
 
Gambia
%
Group
34
Malinke
22
Fulani
12
Wolof
11
Diola
 
 
Ghana
%
Group
46
Akan
19
Mole-Dagbani
13
Ewe
 
Guinea
%
Group
34
Fulani
31
Malinke
13
Susa
 
Guinea-Bissau
%
Group
24
Fulani
23
Balante
14
Malinke
12
Mandyako
 
Ivory Coast
%
Group
38
Akan
22
Gur
22
Northern Mande
 
Kenya
%
Group
17
Kikuyu
14
Luhya
13
Kalenjin
11
Luo
10
Kamba
 
Lesotho
%
Group
80
Sotho
14
Zulu
 
Liberia
%
Group
20
Kpelle
14
Bassa
10
Grebo
 
 
Libya
%
Group
92
Arab
 
Madagascar
%
Group
96
Malagasy
 
Malawi
%
Group
34
Chewa
19
Lomwe
15
Fulani
13
Yao
10
Ngoni
 
Mali
%
Group
34
Bambara
11
Soninke
11
Senufo
 
Mauritania
%
Group
70
Moore
 
Mauritius
%
Group
66
Creole
25
Indo-Pakistani
 
Morocco
%
Group
45
Amazigh
44
Arab
10
Moore
 
Mozambique
%
Group
38
Makua
24
Tsonga
13
Shona
 
Namibia
%
Group
56
Ovambo
10
Kavango
 
Niger
%
Group
53
Hausa
21
Zarma-Songhai
11
Tuareg
 
Nigeria
%
Group
30
Hausa
16
Yoruba
15
Igbo
 
Republic of the
Congo
%
Group
21
Kongo
11
Yombe
11
Teke
 
Rwanda
%
Group
85
Hutu
14
Tutsi
 
 
São Tomé and Príncipe
%
Group
80
Creole
10
Fang
 
Senegal
%
Group
54
Wolof
26
Pulaar
10
Serer
 
Seychelles
%
Group
93
Creole
 
Sierra Leone
%
Group
36
Temne
33
Mende
 
Somalia
%
Group
92
Somali
 
South Africa
%
Group
24
Zulu
16
Xhosa
 
South Sudan
%
Group
36
Dinka
16
Nuer
 
Sudan
%
Group
70
Arab
 
Tanzania
%
Group
10
Sukuma
 
Togo
%
Group
22
Ewe
13
Kabre
10
Wachi
 
Tunisia
%
Group
95
Arab
 
Uganda
%
Group
15
Ganda
 
Zambia
%
Group
21
Bemba
14
Tonga
 
Zimbabwe
%
Group
71
Shona
16
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