• PEOPLE NAME: AFRIKANERS OF BOTSWANA

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By Johann Tempelhoff

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PEID: 15212

ROP: 100093

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Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Eurasian Peoples

People Cluster: Germanic

Language: Afrikaans - (afr)

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Primary Religion: Christianity - Neo-Pentecostalism

Country: Botswana

Also found in: Angola; Canada; Eswatini; Lesotho; Namibia; South Africa; United Kingdom; United States; Zambia; Zimbabwe

Population: 26,500

Global Population: 3,062,100


PEID: 15212

ROP: 100093

Progress of the Gospel: Engaged yet Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: Less than 2% Evangelical, No Active CP Activity


Overview: The Afrikaners of Botswana, numbering 26,500, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are part of the Germanic people cluster within the Eurasian Peoples affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 3,062,100 in 11 countries. Their primary language is Afrikaans. The primary religion practiced by the Afrikaners is Neo-Pentecostalism, a movement characterized by manifestations in non-Pentecostal churches of what have been traditionally categorized as Pentecostal experiences, frequently combined with prosperity gospel theology.


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