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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Kagoro of Mali

The Kagoro of Mali, numbering approximately 54,500 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are an ethnolinguistic community of Mali. They mostly adhere to Animism and Kagoro is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Mali
People Cluster: Malinke
Primary Language(s): Kagoro (xkg)
Primary Religion(s): Animism
Population: 54,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG013552
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Pray for the Kagoro of Mali

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Animism
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

80%
%
Animism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Kagoro
Language Family: Mande

50%
%
Kagoro Speakers

Media Resources in Kagoro:

Films:

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Bible Resources in Kagoro:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Kagoro 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 Kagoro:
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 Kagoro of Mali

I love those who love me, and those who seek me diligently find me.
readProverbs 8:17

As many search for hope, pray they will discover materials that will lead them to Jesus and explain the gospel in a way they will resonate with.

Praise him for his mighty deeds; praise him according to his excellent greatness!
readPsalm 150:2

Pray for the gospel to advance among those who are living in darkness. Pray that they will come to know Jesus and praise Him for all that He has done.

You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might.
readDeuteronomy 6:5

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will love the Lord their God with all their heart, soul, and might, as they strive to live lives that honor and glorify Him.

To that end, keep alert with all perseverance, making supplication for all the saints, and also for me, that words may be given to me in opening my mouth boldly to proclaim the mystery of the gospel.
readEphesians 6:18b-19

Ask God to give believers He sends to the lost of this people group the boldness and clarity to proclaim the mystery of the gospel in a way that people can understand.

Kagoro Across Countries (ROP3 - 114961) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress Index ▲LanguageReligion
KagoroPG013552KagoroMali54,500Engaged yet UnreachedKagoroAnimism

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