British diaspora in Africa
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"Anglo-African" redirects here. For British people of black African heritage, see Black British. For the abolitionist newspaper, see The Anglo-African. For the Lagos newspaper, see The Anglo-African (Lagos). For the term Anglo-African, see Anglo § Africa.
The British diaspora in Africa is a population group broadly defined as English-speaking people of mainly (but not only) British descent who live in or were born in Sub-Saharan Africa. The majority live in South Africa and other Southern African countries in which English is a primary language, including Zimbabwe, Namibia, Kenya, Botswana and Zambia. Their first language is usually English.
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Total population | |
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2–2.5 million | |
Regions with significant populations | |
South Africa | 1,600,000[1] |
Zambia | 40,000[2] |
Kenya | 32,000[3] |
Zimbabwe | 40,000[4] |
Languages | |
First language English Second or third language Afrikaans · Bantu languages · European languages | |
Religion | |
Anglicanism · Protestantism · Roman Catholicism · Judaism · Irreligion | |
Related ethnic groups | |
British · English · Scottish · Irish · Welsh · Ulster-Scots · Coloureds · Afrikaners |
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