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The Banda-Ndele of Central African Republic

The Banda-Ndele of Central African Republic, numbering approximately 69,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a Banda people speaking the Central dialect of the Ubangian languages, decimated by 19th-century slave raids from Wadai, Darfur, and Khartoumer forces until the French suppressed the trade after founding Ubangi-Shari in 1903. They mostly adhere to Protestantism and Banda-Ndélé is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 2.5 Flash: Banda-Ndele

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Central African Republic
People Cluster: Sudanic
Primary Language(s): Banda-Ndélé (bfl)
Primary Religion(s): Protestantism
Population: 69,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG012830
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Protestantism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

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Protestantism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Banda-Ndélé
Language Family: Atlantic-Congo

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Banda-Ndélé Speakers

Media Resources in Banda-Ndélé:

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Bible Resources in Banda-Ndélé:

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Banda-Ndele 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 Banda-Ndele:
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 Banda-Ndele of Central African Republic

Sing for joy, O heavens, and exult, O earth; break forth, O mountains, into singing! For the LORD has comforted his people and will have compassion on his afflicted.
readIsaiah 49:13

Thank the Lord for the people here and ask that His gospel will flow through this land to bring hope to those who are afflicted by the guilt of sin.

For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart.
readHebrews 4:12

Pray for God's Word to be accessible to everyone in this people group in a way they will resonate with so that many will engage with it, receive it, and share it with others.

For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.
readRomans 8:38-39

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will have confidence in their salvation, knowing that nothing can separate them from the One who conquered death and loves them as His children.

But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God.
readJohn 1:12

Pray that believers will have the opportunity to clearly share the good news with the lost here, so that all people can be invited to trust in Jesus and become children of God.

Banda-Ndele Across Countries (ROP3 - 100958) reported in the following countries:

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2 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountry ▼PopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Banda-NdelePG011977Banda-NdeleSouth Sudan24,500Unengaged and UnreachedBanda-NdéléProtestantism
Banda-NdelePG012830Banda-NdeleCentral African Republic69,000Engaged yet UnreachedBanda-NdéléProtestantism

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