People group profile · PG013074
The Ewe of Côte d’Ivoire
The Ewe of Côte d’Ivoire, numbering about 21,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an Ewe ethnolinguistic community of southern Togo and neighboring regions of West Africa. They speak Éwé, a Gbe language, and trace their heritage to the historic Ewe settlements between the Volta and Mono river systems.
They are a diaspora people in the Guinean people cluster of the Sub-Saharan African Peoples. Their primary religion is Folk Islam, and they primarily speak Ewe.
Fast facts
- Country
- Cote d’Ivoire
- Population
- 21,000
- Affinity group
- Sub-Saharan African Peoples
- People cluster
- Guinean
- Primary language
- Ewe (ewe)
- Primary religion
- Folk Islam
- Strategic Progress Index
- No Longer Unreached
- Evangelical
- 15% or Greater but Less than 20%
- GSEC
- 10% or Greater Evangelical
- Lostness priority
- Moderately Reached People Group
- Region
- Western Africa, Africa
Where they live
Gospel status
The Ewe 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 Ewe
- 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
Folk Islam · Islam
Primary language
Ewe · Atlantic-Congo family
100% speak Ewe
Gospel resources in Ewe
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
Bibles
- Ghana - 2010 Bible Society of Ghana · video, audio
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Ewe
- Romans 10:14–15. Ask God to send messengers, so that people can hear, believe and call on the name of the Lord.
- 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.
Ewe in other countries
The same people (ROP3 102974) is reported in 7 other countries.
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