People group profile · PG012373
The Algerian Arabs of Burkina Faso
The Algerian Arabs of Burkina Faso, numbering about 25,000 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are a community of Arabic‑speaking Algerians whose cultural identity formed through centuries of Arab settlement, Islamization, and interaction with Indigenous Amazigh (Berber) peoples.
They are a diaspora people in the Arab, Maghreb people cluster of the Arab Peoples. Their primary religion is Folk Islam, and they primarily speak Algerian Arabic.
Fast facts
- Country
- Burkina Faso
- Population
- 25,000
- Affinity group
- Northern African and Middle Eastern Peoples
- People cluster
- Arab, Maghreb
- Primary language
- Algerian Arabic (arq)
- Primary religion
- Folk Islam
- Strategic Progress Index ?
- Unengaged and Unreached
- Evangelical
- No Known Evangelicals
- GSEC ?
- Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
- Lostness priority ?
- Frontier Unreached People Group
- Region
- Western Africa, Africa
Where they live
Gospel status
The Algerian Arabs are Unengaged and Unreached, which means fewer than 2% are evangelical Christians, and there has been no reported church planting activity in the past two years. 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 Algerian Arabs
- Pray that God would send workers to this people group
- Begin sowing the gospel and seek out people of peace
- Plant the first churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice
Primary religion
Folk Islam · Islam
55% adherents
Primary language
Algerian Arabic · Afro-Asiatic family
100% speak Algerian Arabic
Gospel resources in Algerian Arabic
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- JESUS (Arabic, Algerian Spoken)
- JESUS (Arabic, Algerian Spoken)
- JESUS (Arabic, Algerian Spoken)
- Magdalena (Arabic, Algerian Spoken)
Bibles
- United Bible Societies · video
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Algerian Arabs
- Romans 12:4–5. Pray that believers from many cultures will work together as one body so that the church is built up.
- 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.
Algerian Arabs in other countries
The same people is also reported in 9 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algerian Arabs | Algeria | 34,960,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Algerian Arabs | France | 1,730,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Algerian Arabs | Tunisia | 300,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Algerian Arabs | Canada | 72,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Algerian Arabs | Spain | 67,500 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Algerian Arabs | Belgium | 28,500 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Algerian Arabs | Italy | 27,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Algerian Arabs | United States | 25,500 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Algerian Arabs | Netherlands | 8,700 | Engaged yet Unreached |
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