People group profile · PG013060
The Bozo of Côte d’Ivoire
The Bozo of Côte d’Ivoire, numbering about 24,500 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are a linguistic subgroup of the Bozo, a Mande ethnic group located predominantly along the Niger River in Mali.
They are a diaspora people in the Soninke people cluster of the Sub-Saharan African Peoples. Their primary religion is Folk Islam, and they primarily speak Jenaama Bozo.
Fast facts
- Country
- Cote d’Ivoire
- Population
- 24,500
- Affinity group
- Sub-Saharan African Peoples
- People cluster
- Soninke
- Primary language
- Jenaama Bozo (bze)
- 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 Bozo 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 Bozo
- 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
80% adherents
Primary language
Jenaama Bozo · Mande family
100% speak Jenaama Bozo
Gospel resources in Jenaama Bozo
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings not available
- Audio resources not available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- JESUS (Bozo, Jenaama)
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Bozo
- Matthew 9:37–38. Ask the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest field.
- 2 Timothy 2:2. Pray for faithful local leaders who will teach others, so that the church multiplies.
- Ephesians 5:8. Pray that those walking in darkness will turn to the light and live as children of light.
- Romans 10:14–15. Ask God to send messengers, so that people can hear, believe and call on the name of the Lord.
Bozo, Sorogoye in other countries
The same people (ROP3 109426) is reported in 2 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bozo | Mali | 253,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Bozo | Burkina Faso | 4,900 | Unengaged and Unreached |
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