People group profile · PG013256
The Akpafu of Ghana
The Akpafu of Ghana, numbering about 99,500 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a Ghana-Togo Mountain refuge people of the Volta Region hills north of Hohoe in Ghana, part of the Guan family, whose Mawu ancestors historically worked as ironworking agriculturalists and speak Siwu alongside the related Lolobi and Likpe.
They are an indigenous people in the Guinean people cluster of the Sub-Saharan African Peoples. Their primary religion is Protestantism, and they primarily speak Siwu.
Fast facts
- Country
- Ghana
- Population
- 99,500
- Affinity group
- Sub-Saharan African Peoples
- People cluster
- Guinean
- Primary language
- Siwu (akp)
- Primary religion
- Protestantism
- Strategic Progress Index
- No Longer Unreached
- Evangelical
- 2% or Greater but Less than 5%
- GSEC
- 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
- Lostness priority
- Minimally Reached People Group
- Region
- Western Africa, Africa
- Location
- Volta region: Mpeasem area north of Hohoé
Where they live
Gospel status
The Akpafu are No Longer Unreached, which means 2% or more are evangelical Christians. In GSEC terms, this people group is greater than or equal to 2% evangelical.
- Congregations exist Yes
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Akpafu
- 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
Protestantism · Christianity
Primary language
Siwu · Atlantic-Congo family
100% speak Siwu
Gospel resources in Siwu
- Bible available, published 2015
- JESUS Film not available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Bibles
- 2008 Wycliffe Bible Translators Inc. · video, audio, text
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Akpafu
- 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.
- 2 Timothy 2:2. Pray for faithful local leaders who will teach others, so that the church multiplies.
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