As we all know, Africa/ Kwatu does not use it's correct borders & this is due to colonisation & the Berlin Conference of 1884 . So which would be the most populous countries in Africa if we were to revert back to our original borders? Below is a list of the most populous ethnic groups in Africa & hence an estimate of which would be the most populous African countries & a map of what Africa could look like if it were decolonised. Ethnic group - Population 1) Maghrebis - 100 million 2) Hausa - 78 million (2019) 3) Yoruba - 40 million 4) Oromo - 35 million (2016) 5) Igbo - 34 million (2017) 6) Nilotes - 22 million (2007) 7) Amhara - 22 million (2007) 8) Somali - 20 million (2009) 9) Akan - 20 million 10) Fulani - 20 million 11) Shona - 15 million (2000) 12) Hutu - 15 million 13) Luba - 15 million 14) Mongo - 15 million 15) Zulu - 12 million 16) Chewa - 12 million 17) Kanuri - 10 million 18) Kongo - 10 million ...