Basics of regulation of the activities of the Russian Orthodox Church in Africa

... of freedom of conscience (for example, registration requires a minimum of 100,000 parishioners and the presence of a congregation in 12 of the country's 18 provinces). The ambiguity of the situation is also confirmed by the fact that more than 2,000 religious organizations, including Christian and Islamic ones, have been de facto active in the country since 2004, despite the complete blocking of registration of religious associations [Melton, Baumann 2010: 134]. The legislation of countries such as Egypt and Burundi requires the signing of a framework ...