population was thought to be about 10 per cent Christian. Most of the southern politicians and leaders had been educated in mission schools, and the Christian presence was therefore disproportionately important. Although the churches were deprived of clergy outside the main government controlled towns, Church membership grew apace as southerners began to find a Christian identity over against the Muslim North. The *World Council of Churches and the All Africa Conferences of Churches played a crucial
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