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People group profile · PG013080

The Gagu of Côte d’Ivoire

The Gagu of Côte d’Ivoire, numbering about 85,500 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an ethnolinguistic community of Côte d'Ivoire.

They are an indigenous people in the Pygmy people cluster of the Sub-Saharan African Peoples. Their primary religion is Animism, and they primarily speak Gagu.

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AI-generated illustration, not a photograph. Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 2.5 Flash: Gagu

Fast facts

Country
Cote d’Ivoire
Population
85,500
Affinity group
Sub-Saharan African Peoples
People cluster
Pygmy
Primary language
Gagu (ggu)
Primary religion
Animism
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 Gagu 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 Gagu

  • 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

Animism · Ethnoreligion

90% adherents

Primary language

Gagu · Mande family

100% speak Gagu

Gospel resources in Gagu

  • Bible available, published 1998
  • JESUS Film available
  • Radio programs not available
  • Gospel recordings available
  • Audio resources available
  • Bible stories not available

Films

Bibles

Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.

Pray for the Gagu

  1. Ephesians 5:8. Pray that those walking in darkness will turn to the light and live as children of light.
  2. Romans 10:14–15. Ask God to send messengers, so that people can hear, believe and call on the name of the Lord.
  3. Matthew 9:37–38. Ask the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest field.
  4. 2 Timothy 2:2. Pray for faithful local leaders who will teach others, so that the church multiplies.

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