People group profile · PG013222
The Wolof of Gabon
The Wolof of Gabon, numbering about 25,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a West African ethnic group indigenous to northwestern Senegal, the Gambia, and southwestern coastal Mauritania.
They are a diaspora people in the Atlantic-Wolof people cluster of the Sub-Saharan African Peoples. Their primary religion is Folk Islam, and they primarily speak Wolof.
Fast facts
- Country
- Gabon
- Population
- 25,000
- Affinity group
- Sub-Saharan African Peoples
- People cluster
- Atlantic-Wolof
- Primary language
- Wolof (wol)
- Primary religion
- Folk Islam
- Strategic Progress Index
- Engaged yet Unreached
- Evangelical
- Less than 2%
- GSEC
- Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
- Lostness priority
- Pioneer Unreached People Group
- Region
- Middle Africa, Africa
Where they live
Gospel status
The Wolof are Engaged yet Unreached, which means fewer than 2% are evangelical Christians, but there are sustained efforts to establish self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice. 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 Wolof
- Continue prayer and fasting for this group
- Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group
- Begin training up local leaders to lead and develop strategies to reach their own people
Primary religion
Folk Islam · Islam
99% adherents
Primary language
Wolof · Atlantic-Congo family
100% speak Wolof
Gospel resources in Wolof
- Bible available
- 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 Wolof
- 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.
- Matthew 9:37–38. Ask the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest field.
Wolof in other countries
The same people (ROP3 110856) is reported in 8 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wolof | Senegal | 7,035,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Wolof | Gambia | 398,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Wolof | Mauritania | 212,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Wolof | Italy | 81,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Wolof | United States | 27,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Wolof | Cote d’Ivoire | 21,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Wolof | Guinea-Bissau | 11,500 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Wolof | Canada | 1,300 | Engaged yet Unreached |
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