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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Benga of Equatorial Guinea

The Benga of Equatorial Guinea, numbering approximately 8,900 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a Bantu-speaking Ndowe ethnolinguistic community of coastal Equatorial Guinea, traditionally associated with Corisco and the Elobey Islands, whose identity is rooted in a maritime heritage of fishing, sailing, and regional trade. They mostly adhere to Protestantism and Benga is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite: Benga

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Equatorial Guinea
People Cluster: Bantu, Northwest
Primary Language(s): Benga (bng)
Primary Religion(s): Protestantism
Population: 8,900
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG013157
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Pray for the Benga of Equatorial Guinea

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Protestantism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

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%
Protestantism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Benga
Language Family: Atlantic-Congo

61%
%
Benga Speakers

Media Resources in Benga:

Films:

No film resources are listed for this language.

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Bible Resources in Benga:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
Easy-to-Read Version✓✓
Old Version✓
Standard Version✓
Standard Version - LUMO Christmas Film✓
Standard Version - LUMO Easter Film✓

5 entries

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Or check out the Benga bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Benga are Engaged yet Unreached, which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations but there are sustained efforts at establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.

Next steps for the Benga:
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

Pray specifically for the Benga of Equatorial Guinea

And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.
readActs 4:12

Pray that those walking in darkness among them will come to know the name by which they must be saved, and call upon Him in faith.

Or do you presume on the riches of his kindness and forbearance and patience, not knowing that God’s kindness is meant to lead you to repentance?
readRomans 2:4

Pray that, in God's kindness and according to His nature, He will lead many to repentance.

And Jesus answered him, "Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah! For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my Father who is in heaven."
readMatthew 16:17

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will abide in Him and have assurance that He is the Christ, the Son of the Living God.

Finally, brothers, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may speed ahead and be honored, as happened among you, and that we may be delivered from wicked and evil men. For not all have faith. But the Lord is faithful. He will establish you and guard you against the evil one.
read2 Thessalonians 3:1-3

Pray that the Word of God will spread throughout this people group and be honored. Ask God to establish His people and guard them from the evil one, testifying to this whole people group of His great faithfulness.

Benga Across Countries (ROP3 - 101253) reported in the following countries:

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2 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
BengaPG013157BengaEquatorial Guinea8,900Engaged yet UnreachedBengaProtestantism
BengaPG013177BengaGabon2,000Unengaged and UnreachedBengaProtestantism

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