People group profile · PG013055
The Northern Bobo of Côte d’Ivoire
The Northern Bobo of Côte d’Ivoire, numbering about 21,500 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a Mande ethnolinguistic community of northern Bobo-speaking areas of Burkina Faso and Mali, who speak the Konabéré language and belong to the broader Bobo (Bobo Madare) cultural tradition.
They are a diaspora people in the Mande people cluster of the Sub-Saharan African Peoples. Their primary religion is Ethnoreligion, and they primarily speak Northern Bobo Madaré.
Fast facts
- Country
- Cote d’Ivoire
- Population
- 21,500
- Affinity group
- Sub-Saharan African Peoples
- People cluster
- Mande
- Primary language
- Northern Bobo Madaré (bbo)
- Primary religion
- Ethnoreligion
- Strategic Progress Index
- No Longer Unreached
- Evangelical
- 10% or Greater but Less than 15%
- GSEC
- 10% or Greater Evangelical
- Lostness priority
- Moderately Reached People Group
- Region
- Western Africa, Africa
Where they live
Gospel status
The Northern Bobo are No Longer Unreached, which means 2% or more are evangelical Christians. In GSEC terms, this people group is greater than or equal to 10% evangelical.
- Congregations exist Yes
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Northern Bobo
- Pray for the churches among this group to grow in faithfulness and maturity
- Equip believers to reach the unreached peoples around them
- Send out laborers from this people to the nations
Primary religion
Primary language
Northern Bobo Madaré · Mande family
100% speak Northern Bobo Madaré
Gospel resources in Northern Bobo Madaré
- Bible available
- JESUS Film not available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Bibles
- Alliance Biblique au Mali, 2017 · video, audio, text
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Northern Bobo
- 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.
Bobo Northern, (Konabere) in other countries
The same people (ROP3 101509) is reported in 2 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Bobo | Burkina Faso | 655,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Northern Bobo | Mali | 49,000 | No Longer Unreached |
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