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The Gbaya-Bossangoa of Central African Republic

The Gbaya-Bossangoa of Central African Republic, numbering approximately 319,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a Gbaya people whose ancestors fled Usman dan Fodio's jihad in early 1800s northern Nigeria under war chief Gazargamu, settling around Bossangoa before leading a 1928 revolt against forced conscription for the Congo-Ocean Railway. They mostly adhere to Ethnoreligion and Gbaya-Bossangoa is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 2.5 Flash: Gbaya-Bossangoa

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Central African Republic
People Cluster: Adamawa-Ubangi
Primary Language(s): Gbaya-Bossangoa (gbp)
Primary Religion(s): Ethnoreligion
Population: 319,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG012862
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

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Ethnoreligion Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Gbaya-Bossangoa
Language Family: Atlantic-Congo

100%
%
Gbaya-Bossangoa Speakers

Media Resources in Gbaya-Bossangoa:

Films:
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Bible Resources in Gbaya-Bossangoa:

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Gbaya-Bossangoa 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 Gbaya-Bossangoa:
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 Gbaya-Bossangoa of Central African Republic

The way of the wicked is like deep darkness; they do not know over what they stumble.
readProverbs 4:19

Pray that lost people will accept salvation through Christ, turn from destruction, and experience joy in the way of righteousness.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.
readJohn 3:16

Pray that the lost will seek God and learn that they have a heavenly Father who loves them and wants them to live eternally with Him.

We give thanks to you, O God; we give thanks, for your name is near. We recount your wondrous deeds.
readPsalm 75:1

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will give thanks to the Lord for His wondrous works and declare His goodness to all people.

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.

Gbaya-Bossangoa Across Countries (ROP3 - 103271) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Gbaya-BossangoaPG012862Gbaya-BossangoaCentral African Republic319,000Engaged yet UnreachedGbaya-BossangoaEthnoreligion

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