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The Fang of Congo

The Fang of Congo, numbering approximately 14,500 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a Bantu-speaking people of Equatorial Guinea, northern Gabon, and southern Cameroon. They speak Fang, a Niger-Congo language, and maintain cultural traditions rooted in forest agriculture, kinship networks, and a rich oral heritage. They mostly adhere to Protestantism and Fang (Equatorial Guinea) is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Congo
People Cluster: Bantu, Central-Congo
Primary Language(s): Fang (Equatorial Guinea) (fan)
Primary Religion(s): Protestantism
Population: 14,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG012967
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Protestantism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

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Protestantism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Fang (Equatorial Guinea)
Language Family: Atlantic-Congo

100%
%
Fang (Equatorial Guinea) Speakers

Media Resources in Fang (Equatorial Guinea):

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film
JESUSView Film

2 films

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Bible Resources in Fang (Equatorial Guinea):

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
Bible Society of Gabon✓✓

1 entry

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Fang (Equatorial Guinea) bible at Bible.com

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Fang 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 Fang:
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 Fang of Congo

Put to death therefore what is earthly in you: sexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry. On account of these the wrath of God is coming.
readColossians 3:5-6

Pray for God to have mercy and give those who don't yet know Him the gift of Jesus and His salvation for all who call upon His name.

And this gospel of the kingdom will be proclaimed throughout the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.
readMatthew 24:14

Pray that the gospel of God's kingdom will reach more people and that they will respond in faith, becoming disciples of Jesus Christ.

Through him we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in hope of the glory of God.
readRomans 5:2

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will rejoice in the hope of glory and be in awe of God's mercy that gives them access to Him through faith.

The times of ignorance God overlooked, but now he commands all people everywhere to repent.
readActs 17:30

Pray that those God sends to cross cultures will boldly and lovingly declare that God commands all people everywhere to repent.

Fang Across Countries (ROP3 - 102997) reported in the following countries:

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6 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
FangPG013163FangEquatorial Guinea1,305,000Engaged yet UnreachedFang (Equatorial Guinea)Protestantism
FangPG013182FangGabon838,000Engaged yet UnreachedFang (Equatorial Guinea)Protestantism
FangPG012594FangCameroon219,000Engaged yet UnreachedFang (Equatorial Guinea)Ethnoreligion
FangPG012967FangCongo14,500No Longer UnreachedFang (Equatorial Guinea)Protestantism
FangPG014212FangSao Tome and Principe3,700Engaged yet UnreachedFang (Equatorial Guinea)Protestantism
FangPG047259FangUnited States350No Longer UnreachedFang (Equatorial Guinea)Roman Catholicism

To download a comprehensive people group list in spreadsheet form, visit our Research Data page.

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