People group profile · PG047836
The French-speaking West Africans of France
The French-speaking West Africans of France, numbering about 133,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a diverse West African population of many ethnic groups who use French as a common language. Their cultures reflect indigenous African traditions and the shared historical experience of Francophone West Africa.
They are a diaspora people in the Malinke-Bambara people cluster of the Sub-Saharan African Peoples. Their primary religion is Sunni Islam, and they primarily speak French.
Fast facts
- Country
- France
- Population
- 133,000
- Affinity group
- Sub-Saharan African Peoples
- People cluster
- Malinke-Bambara
- Primary language
- French (fra)
- Primary religion
- Sunni Islam
- Strategic Progress Index ?
- Engaged yet Unreached
- Evangelical
- Less than 2%
- GSEC ?
- Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
- Lostness priority ?
- Frontier Unreached People Group
- Region
- Western Europe, Europe
Where they live
Gospel status
The French-speaking West Africans 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 French-speaking West Africans
- 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
Sunni Islam · Islam
99% adherents
Primary language
French · Indo-European family
100% speak French
Gospel resources in French
- Bible available, published 2020
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- JESUS (French)
- Magdalena (French)
- The Savior (French)
Bibles
- 1885 Darby · text
- 1910 Louis Segond (Tresorsonore recording) · audio, text
- La Nouvelle Bible Louis Segond 1978 · audio
- Ostervald Version · text
- Parole de Vie - African · audio
- Parole de Vie - Canadian · audio
- Parole de Vie - French · video
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the French-speaking West Africans
- 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.
- 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.
French-speaking West Africans in other countries
The same people is also reported in 9 other countries.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bambara | Mali | 7,780,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Bambara | Cote d’Ivoire | 1,500,000 | No Longer Unreached |
| Bambara | Senegal | 102,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Bambara | Niger | 60,000 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Bambara | Mauritania | 27,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Bambara | Gambia | 26,000 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Bambara | Burkina Faso | 7,900 | Engaged yet Unreached |
| Bambara | Guinea | 6,200 | Unengaged and Unreached |
| Bambara | United States | 5,700 | Engaged yet Unreached |
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