Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Sub-Saharan African

People Cluster: Hausa

Language: Hausa - (hau)

Alternate Name(s):

Primary Religion: Islam - Folk

Country: Benin

Also found in: Algeria; Burkina Faso; Cameroon; Canada; Central African Republic; Chad; Congo; Cote d’Ivoire; Equatorial Guinea; Ethiopia; Gabon; Ghana; Guinea; Niger; Nigeria; Sudan; Togo; United States

Population: 41,500

Global Population: 56,362,175

Progress of the Gospel: Unengaged and Unreached

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

Overview: The Hausa of Benin, numbering 41,500, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are part of the Hausa people cluster within the Sub-Saharan African affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 56,362,175 in 19 countries. Their primary language is Hausa. The primary religion practiced by the Hausa is folk Islam, a syncretistic belief system that blends traditional elements of Islam with superstitious practices such as warding off spirits with incantations and magic amulets, and reciting verses of the Qur'an to bring about miraculous healings.

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