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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

For God is the King of all the earth; sing praises with a psalm!
readPsalm 47:7

Pray for those who live for idols that will never satisfy their hearts, asking that someone will tell them that God is the King of all the earth so that they will turn to Him in repentance and praise.

...And that repentance for the forgiveness of sins should be proclaimed in his name to all nations, beginning from Jerusalem.
readLuke 24:47

Pray that the message of repentance and forgiveness through Jesus will reach everyone.

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.

And God has appointed in the church first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then miracles, then gifts of healing, helping, administrating, and various kinds of tongues.
read2 Corinthians 12:28

Ask God to raise up believers who will faithfully proclaim the good news and equip others to do the same.

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

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4 people groups

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

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