People group profile · PG012023
The Fulani of Sudan
The Fulani of Sudan, numbering about 281,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are an ethnic group indigenous to the Senegambia region and widely disbursed in Sahara, Sahel, and West Africa.
They are an indigenous people in the Fulani / Fulbe people cluster of the Sub-Saharan African Peoples. Their primary religion is Sunni Islam, and they primarily speak Adamawa Fulfulde.
Fast facts
- Country
- Sudan
- Population
- 281,000
- Affinity group
- Sub-Saharan African Peoples
- People cluster
- Fulani / Fulbe
- Primary language
- Adamawa Fulfulde (fub)
- Primary religion
- Sunni Islam
- Strategic Progress Index
- Engaged yet Unreached
- Evangelical
- No Known Evangelicals
- GSEC
- Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
- Lostness priority
- Frontier Unreached People Group
- Region
- Northern Africa, Africa
Where they live
Gospel status
The Fulani are Engaged yet Unreached, which means fewer than 2% are evangelical Christians, but there are sustained efforts to establish self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice. In GSEC terms, this people group is less than 2% evangelical, some evangelical resources are available, but there has been no active church planting among them within the past two years.
- Congregations exist No
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Fulani
- Continue prayer and fasting for this group
- Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group
- Begin training up local leaders to lead and develop strategies to reach their own people
Primary religion
Sunni Islam · Islam
99% adherents
Primary language
Adamawa Fulfulde · Atlantic-Congo family
100% speak Adamawa Fulfulde
Gospel resources in Adamawa Fulfulde
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
Bibles
- 1963 Bible Society of Nigeria · audio
- 1995 Alliance Biblique du Cameroun · audio
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Fulani
- Revelation 7:9. Pray for the day when people from this group stand before the throne with every nation, tribe, people and language.
- John 17:3. Pray that many will come to know the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom he has sent.
- Psalm 27:1. Pray that new believers will be strengthened in the face of persecution, with the Lord as their stronghold.
- Romans 12:4–5. Pray that believers from many cultures will work together as one body so that the church is built up.
Fulbe, Fulani in other countries
The same people (ROP3 103079) is reported in 7 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adamawa Fulani | Cameroon | 3,220,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Adamawa Fulani | Nigeria | 1,835,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Fulani Fulbe | Chad | 325,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Fulfulde Adamawa | Ghana | 76,500 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Fulani | Cabo Verde | 72,500 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Fulani | United States | 33,500 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Fulani | Gabon | 25,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
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