People group profile · PG050632
The Baga Koga of Guinea
The Baga Koga of Guinea, numbering about 5,500 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are an ethnolinguistic subgroup of the larger Baga people of north-western Guinea. The Baga are known for their agricultural and fishing practices.
They are an indigenous people in the Atlantic people cluster of the Sub-Saharan African Peoples. Their primary religion is Folk Islam, and they primarily speak Susu.
Fast facts
- Country
- Guinea
- Population
- 5,500
- Affinity group
- Sub-Saharan African Peoples
- People cluster
- Atlantic
- Primary language
- Susu (sus)
- Primary religion
- Folk Islam
- Strategic Progress Index
- Unengaged and Unreached
- Evangelical
- No Known Evangelicals
- GSEC
- Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
- Lostness priority
- Frontier Unreached People Group
- Also known as
- Baka Koga
- Region
- Western Africa, Africa
- Location
- Kindia region: between Pongo and Konkouré rivers, to Île de Kito
Where they live
Gospel status
The Baga Koga 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 Baga Koga
- 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
Folk Islam · Islam
71% adherents
Primary language
Susu · Mande family
100% speak Susu
Gospel resources in Susu
- Bible available, published 2018
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Bibles
- Pioneer Bible Translators · video, audio, text
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Baga Koga
- 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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