The Karaboro Senufo of Cote d’Ivoire

The Karaboro Senufo of Cote d’Ivoire, numbering approximately 10,500 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are an ethnolinguistic community indigenous to the Cascades Region of Burkina Faso. They mostly adhere to Animism and Eastern Karaboro is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 2.5 Flash: Senufo, Karaboro

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Cote d’Ivoire
People Cluster: Gur
Primary Language(s): Eastern Karaboro (xrb)
Primary Religion(s): Animism
Population: 10,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG013092
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Animism
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

85%
%
Animism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Eastern Karaboro
Language Family: Atlantic-Congo

100%
%
Karaboro, Eastern Speakers

Media Resources in Eastern Karaboro:

Films:

No film resources are listed for this language.

Bible Resources in Eastern Karaboro:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
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1 entry

Or check out the Eastern Karaboro bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Karaboro Senufo 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 Karaboro Senufo:
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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 Karaboro Senufo of Cote d’Ivoire

For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who by their unrighteousness suppress the truth.
readRomans 1:18

Pray that God will have mercy and open the eyes of those who don't know Jesus, so that they can turn to the One who is able to save them from their sins.

Seek the LORD while he may be found; call upon him while he is near.
readIsaiah 55:6

Pray that the lost will seek the Lord while He may be found and call upon Him while He is near, for He is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love.

And when they had prayed, the place in which they were gathered together was shaken, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and continued to speak the word of God with boldness.
readActs 4:31

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will be filled with the Holy Spirit and speak God's Word with boldness, sharing the love of Jesus with those around them.

For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures.
read1 Corinthians 15:3-4

Pray that God will raise up believers to go to the lost and faithfully proclaim the good news of Jesus' death and resurrection so that all may have an opportunity to access and believe.

Karaboro, Eastern Across Countries (ROP3 - 102846) reported in the following countries:

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