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The Kamba of Burkina Faso

The Kamba of Burkina Faso, numbering approximately 16,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a Gurunsi people of Burkina Faso tracing origins from western Sudan through the Sahel to their present homeland by 1100 AD, who resisted Mossi slave raids for centuries and earned the name Gurunsi, meaning iron does not penetrate. They mostly adhere to Animism and Kaansa is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Burkina Faso
People Cluster: Gur
Primary Language(s): Kaansa (gna)
Primary Religion(s): Animism
Population: 16,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG012409
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Pray for the Kamba of Burkina Faso

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Animism
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

87%
%
Animism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Kaansa
Language Family: Atlantic-Congo

100%
%
Kaansa Speakers

Media Resources in Kaansa:

Films:

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Bible Resources in Kaansa:

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Kamba 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 Kamba:
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 Kamba of Burkina Faso

Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
readMatthew 11:28

Pray for those who are tired, weary, and burdened by the weight of sin to encounter Jesus and experience the rest that only He can give.

No, I tell you; but unless you repent, you will all likewise perish.
readLuke 13:3

Pray that the lost will repent and believe the gospel, for without it, they will perish.

I wait for the LORD, my soul waits, and in his word I hope.
readPsalm 130:5

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will wait on the Lord and have patience and trust, knowing His ways and His timing are always perfect.

O LORD, who shall sojourn in your tent? Who shall dwell on your holy hill? He who walks blamelessly and does what is right and speaks truth in his heart.
readPsalm 15:1-2

Ask God to send believers who will go and, with integrity, walk blamelessly and do what is right, speaking truth about the Lord with those who need to learn about His redemption plan.

Kambe Across Countries (ROP3 - 104520) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguage ▼Religion
KambaPG012409KambaBurkina Faso16,000Engaged yet UnreachedKaansaAnimism

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