People group profile · PG048627
The Songhai of Burkina Faso
The Songhai of Burkina Faso, numbering about 261,000 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are a prominent ethnolinguistic group in West Africa, with deep historical roots tied to the Songhai Empire, one of the great medieval empires of the region.
They are an indigenous people in the Songhai people cluster of the Sub-Saharan African Peoples. Their primary religion is Sunni Islam, and they primarily speak Humburi Senni Songhay.
Fast facts
- Country
- Burkina Faso
- Population
- 261,000
- Affinity group
- Sub-Saharan African Peoples
- People cluster
- Songhai
- Primary language
- Humburi Senni Songhay (hmb)
- Primary religion
- Sunni 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
- Western Africa, Africa
- Location
- Hombori area, halfway between Gao and Mopti
Where they live
Gospel status
The Songhai 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 Songhai
- 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
Sunni Islam · Islam
75% adherents
Primary language
Humburi Senni Songhay · Songhay family
100% speak Humburi Senni Songhay
Gospel resources in Humburi Senni Songhay
- Bible not available
- JESUS Film not available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources not available
- Bible stories not available
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Songhai
- Psalm 27:1. Pray that new believers will be strengthened in the face of persecution, with the Lord as their stronghold.
- 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.
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