People group profile · PG013606
The Mossi of Niger
The Mossi of Niger, numbering about 270,000 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are the dominant Gur-speaking ethnic group of Burkina Faso, concentrated on the central plateau. They speak Mooré and trace their heritage to the historic Mossi Kingdoms that have shaped the country's political and cultural identity for centuries.
They are a diaspora people in the Gur people cluster of the Sub-Saharan African Peoples. Their primary religion is Ethnoreligion, and they primarily speak Mossi.
Fast facts
- Country
- Niger
- Population
- 270,000
- Affinity group
- Sub-Saharan African Peoples
- People cluster
- Gur
- Primary language
- Mossi (mos)
- Primary religion
- Ethnoreligion
- 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
- Western Africa, Africa
Where they live
Gospel status
The Mossi 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 Yes
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Mossi
- 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
Primary language
Mossi · Atlantic-Congo family
100% speak Mossi
Gospel resources in Mossi
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
Bibles
- 1998 Protestant Version · video, audio, text
- 1998 Roman Catholic Version · video, audio, text
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Mossi
- 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.
Mossi in other countries
The same people (ROP3 106781) is reported in 8 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mossi | Burkina Faso | 8,420,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Mossi | Cote d’Ivoire | 3,415,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Mossi | Ghana | 531,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Mossi | Mali | 120,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Mossi | Benin | 59,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Mossi | Togo | 47,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Mossi | United States | 1,100 | No Longer Unreached |
| Mossi | Canada | 425 | No Longer Unreached |
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