People group profile · PG013165
The Hausa of Equatorial Guinea
The Hausa of Equatorial Guinea, numbering about 32,500 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are a West African diaspora people of Hausa origin, descended from communities native to northern Nigeria and southern Niger whose identity is linked to the broader Hausa trading and cultural tradition.
They are a diaspora people in the Hausa people cluster of the Sub-Saharan African Peoples. Their primary religion is Folk Islam, and they primarily speak Hausa.
Fast facts
- Country
- Equatorial Guinea
- Population
- 32,500
- Affinity group
- Sub-Saharan African Peoples
- People cluster
- Hausa
- Primary language
- Hausa (hau)
- Primary religion
- Folk Islam
- Strategic Progress Index
- Unengaged and 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 Hausa 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 Hausa
- 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
99% adherents
Primary language
Hausa · Afro-Asiatic family
100% speak Hausa
Gospel resources in Hausa
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- JESUS (Hausa)
- Magdalena (Hausa)
- The Savior (Hausa)
Bibles
- 1979 Bible Society of Nigeria · audio
- Common Language Version (FCBH Audio) · video, audio
- Littafi Mai Tsarki · video
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Hausa
- 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.
- 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.
Hausa in other countries
The same people (ROP3 103733) is reported in 18 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hausa | Nigeria | 40,540,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Hausa | Niger | 16,130,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Hausa | Sudan | 1,055,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Hausa | Cote d’Ivoire | 483,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Hausa | Cameroon | 432,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Hausa | Ghana | 322,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Hausa | Chad | 295,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Hausa | Ethiopia | 133,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Hausa | Gabon | 45,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Hausa | Benin | 44,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Hausa | Central African Republic | 41,500 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Hausa | Togo | 26,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Hausa | Congo | 12,500 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Hausa | Algeria | 12,500 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Hausa | Burkina Faso | 12,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Hausa | United States | 5,400 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Hausa | Guinea | 1,500 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Hausa | Canada | 375 | Engaged yet Unreached |
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