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The Fante of Cote d’Ivoire

The Fante of Cote d’Ivoire, numbering approximately 30,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a diaspora community of Ghanaian Fante established along the Ivorian coast through a long tradition of migratory marine fishing. They mostly adhere to Ethnoreligion and Akan is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 2.5 Flash: Fante

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Cote d’Ivoire
People Cluster: Guinean
Primary Language(s): Akan (aka)
Primary Religion(s): Ethnoreligion
Population: 30,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG013075
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Pray for the Fante of Cote d’Ivoire

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

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Ethnoreligion Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Akan
Language Family: Atlantic-Congo

100%
%
Akan Speakers

Media Resources in Akan:

Films:
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JESUSView Film
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MagdalenaView Film
MagdalenaView Film

4 films

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Bible Resources in Akan:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
1964 Bible Society of Ghana✓
2012 Bible Society of Ghana✓✓✓
1964 Bible Society of Ghana✓✓
Asante-Twi Bible With Deutero-Canons✓
1982 Bible Society of Ghana✓

5 entries

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Or check out the Akan bible at Bible.com

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Fante are No Longer Unreached, which means there are more than 2% evangelical Christian populations and there are churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice. There is still more to be done among them.

Next steps for the Fante:
Empower local believers to begin praying for their own people
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting
Encourage local leaders to being leading church planting strategy and looking for Unreached and Unengaged groups nearby

Pray specifically for the Fante of Cote d’Ivoire

I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and her offspring; he shall bruise your head, and you shall bruise his heel.
readGenesis 3:15

Pray that those without Christ will hear the words of Genesis 1-3 in their own language, and desire to know their Creator and His provision of salvation.

For I will proclaim the name of the LORD; ascribe greatness to our God!
readDeuteronomy 32:3

Pray that believers will proclaim the Lord’s name and declare the greatness of our God so that others might believe in Him.

The LORD bless you and keep you.
readNumbers 6:24

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will be blessed with God's grace, trusting that He will never abandon them.

I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are your works; my soul knows it very well.
readPsalm 139:14

Praise God for His creativity and power, and pray that He will raise up men and women from among them who are in awe of all He has done and want to go share the hope of Christ with others.

Fante Across Countries (ROP3 - 102998) reported in the following countries:

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3 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
FantePG013320FanteGhana4,110,000No Longer UnreachedAkanEthnoreligion
FantePG013488FanteLiberia59,500No Longer UnreachedAkanRoman Catholicism
FantePG013075FanteCote d’Ivoire30,000No Longer UnreachedAkanEthnoreligion

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