Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Sub-Saharan African

People Cluster: Benue

Language: Mbonga - (xmb)

Alternate Name(s): Mafa, Mbonga

Primary Religion: Christianity - Roman Catholicism

Country: Cameroon

Also found in: Nigeria

Population: 2,900

Global Population: 12,300

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical

Overview: The Mboa of Cameroon, numbering 2,900, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Benue people cluster within the Sub-Saharan African affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 12,300 in 2 countries. Their primary language is Mbonga. The primary religion practiced by the Mboa is Roman Catholicism, the largest branch of the Christian church and one of the oldest religious institutions in the world. Roman Catholicism teaches that it is the one true Church founded by Jesus Christ and that its bishops are the successors of Christ.

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