People group profile · PG012897
The Fulbe-Mbororo of Central African Republic
The Fulbe-Mbororo of Central African Republic, numbering about 219,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a nomadic pastoralist branch of the Fulani people ranging across the Sahel grasslands of Central African Republic and neighboring Cameroon, Chad and Nigeria, following seasonal cattle-herding routes and Sunni Islam with strong folk tradition.
They are a diaspora people in the Fulani / Fulbe people cluster of the Sub-Saharan African Peoples. Their primary religion is Folk Islam, and they primarily speak Nigerian Fulfulde.
Fast facts
- Country
- Central African Republic
- Population
- 219,000
- Affinity group
- Sub-Saharan African Peoples
- People cluster
- Fulani / Fulbe
- Primary language
- Nigerian Fulfulde (fuv)
- Primary religion
- Folk Islam
- Strategic Progress Index
- Engaged yet Unreached
- Evangelical
- Less than 2%
- GSEC
- Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
- Lostness priority
- Frontier Unreached People Group
- Region
- Middle Africa, Africa
Where they live
Gospel status
The Fulbe-Mbororo 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 Fulbe-Mbororo
- 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
Folk Islam · Islam
Primary language
Nigerian Fulfulde · Atlantic-Congo family
100% speak Nigerian Fulfulde
Gospel resources in Nigerian Fulfulde
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories available
Films
Bibles
- Bible League Intl. · video, audio, text
- Bible League Intl. · video, audio, text
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Fulbe-Mbororo
- 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.
- Revelation 7:9. Pray for the day when people from this group stand before the throne with every nation, tribe, people and language.
Fulani, Nigerian in other countries
The same people (ROP3 101622) is reported in 3 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigerian Fulbe | Nigeria | 18,910,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Bororo Fulani | Cameroon | 247,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Bororo Fulani | Chad | 94,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
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