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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Borgu Fulbe of Benin

The Borgu Fulbe of Benin, numbering approximately 579,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are described as an ethnic group indigenous to the Senegambia region and widely disbursed in Sahara, Sahel, and West Africa They are an Indigenous people, with Fulani (Fula, Fulbe) as their ethnic/kinship group and are in the Fulani / Fulbe people cluster of the Sub-Saharan African Peoples. They mostly adhere to Folk Islam and Borgu Fulfulde is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Benin
People Cluster: Fulani / Fulbe
Primary Language(s): Borgu Fulfulde (fue)
Primary Religion(s): Folk Islam
Population: 579,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG012322
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Folk Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

97%
%
Folk Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Borgu Fulfulde
Language Family: Atlantic-Congo

100%
%
Fulfulde, Borgu Speakers

Media Resources in Borgu Fulfulde:

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Bible Resources in Borgu Fulfulde:

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Borgu Fulbe 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 Borgu Fulbe:
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 Borgu Fulbe of Benin

Only in the LORD, it shall be said of me, are righteousness and strength; to him shall come and be ashamed all who were incensed against him.
readIsaiah 45:24

Pray that those who are weary and burdened by their own righteousness will find rest in the righteousness that comes through faith in Christ alone.

O LORD, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth! You have set your glory above the heavens.
readPsalm 8:1

Pray that those who have yet to believe will soon recognize the majesty of God's name and raise their voices in praise to the Lord Almighty.

For the LORD, the Most High, is to be feared, a great king over all the earth.
readPsalm 47:2

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will exalt the Lord, recognizing His reign over the nations and His sovereignty over all things.

For as in one body we have many members, and the members do not all have the same function, so we, though many, are one body in Christ, and individually members one of another.
readRomans 12:4-5

Ask God to send believers to people in other cultures and to help them use their gifts in harmony with others so that the body of Christ may be built up.

Fulfulde, Borgu Across Countries (ROP3 - 103080) reported in the following countries:

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2 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Borgu FulbePG012322Borgu FulbeBenin579,000Engaged yet UnreachedBorgu FulfuldeFolk Islam
Borgu FulbePG014347Borgu FulbeTogo132,000Unengaged and UnreachedBorgu FulfuldeSunni Islam

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