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The Fulbe-Mbororo of Central African Republic

The Fulbe-Mbororo of Central African Republic, numbering approximately 220,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a nomadic pastoralist branch of the Fulani people ranging across the Sahel grasslands of Central African Republic and neighboring Cameroon, Chad and Nigeria, following seasonal cattle-herding routes and Sunni Islam with strong folk tradition. They mostly adhere to Folk Islam and Nigerian Fulfulde is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Central African Republic
People Cluster: Fulani / Fulbe
Primary Language(s): Nigerian Fulfulde (fuv)
Primary Religion(s): Folk Islam
Population: 220,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG012897

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Pray for the Fulbe-Mbororo of Central African Republic

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Folk Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

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Folk Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Nigerian Fulfulde
Language Family: Atlantic-Congo

100%
%
Fulfulde, Nigerian Speakers

Media Resources in Nigerian Fulfulde:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film
MagdalenaView Film

2 films

Provided by the Jesus Film Project

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Bible Resources in Nigerian Fulfulde:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
Bible League Intl.✓✓✓
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2 entries

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Nigerian Fulfulde bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Fulbe-Mbororo 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 Fulbe-Mbororo:
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 Fulbe-Mbororo of Central African Republic

But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven. For he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust.
readMatthew 5:44-45

Pray for those who don't know Jesus to encounter believers who are kind and compassionate and that their imitation of Christ will serve as a testimony that attracts lost people to Jesus.

"O righteous Father, even though the world does not know you, I know you, and these know that you have sent me."
readJohn 17:25

Pray that the lost will come to know the Father and Jesus Christ, whom He has sent, and that they will be filled with His love and grace.

For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek; for the same Lord is Lord of all, bestowing his riches on all who call on him.
readRomans 10:12

Pray that as people from different backgrounds place their faith in Christ, they will be unified by their faith Him.

I will give thanks to you, O Lord, among the peoples; I will sing praises to you among the nations.
readPsalm 57:9

Pray that God will raise up believers among them who will boldly go and share the gospel with people nearby and with those far away.

Fulani, Nigerian Across Countries (ROP3 - 101622) reported in the following countries:

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4 people groups

PhotoPeople Group ID ▼NameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Bororo FulaniPG042667Bororo FulaniChad94,000Engaged yet UnreachedNigerian FulfuldeFolk Islam
Nigerian FulbePG013905Nigerian FulbeNigeria18,960,000Engaged yet UnreachedNigerian FulfuldeSunni Islam
Fulbe-MbororoPG012897Fulbe-MbororoCentral African Republic220,000Engaged yet UnreachedNigerian FulfuldeFolk Islam
Bororo FulaniPG012555Bororo FulaniCameroon248,000Engaged yet UnreachedNigerian FulfuldeFolk Islam

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