The Chakosi of Togo

The Chakosi of Togo, numbering approximately 102,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are an Akan people calling themselves Anoufou, or people of Anu, after their origin on Ivory Coast's Komoe River, who migrated in the late 1700s to found a warrior camp on the Oti River that became Mango, ruling their own kingdom at Sansanne-Mango. They mostly adhere to Folk Islam and Anufo is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Togo
People Cluster: Guinean
Primary Language(s): Anufo (cko)
Primary Religion(s): Folk Islam
Population: 102,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG014333
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Folk Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

77%
%
Folk Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Anufo
Language Family: Atlantic-Congo

100%
%
Anufo Speakers

Media Resources in Anufo:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film

1 film

Bible Resources in Anufo:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
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1 entry

Or check out the Anufo bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Chakosi 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 Chakosi:
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 Chakosi of Togo

The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims his handiwork.
readPsalm 19:1

Pray that those who are lost will look to the heavens and see the glory of God displayed, leading them to seek Him and know Him as their Creator and Savior.

You make known to me the path of life; in your presence there is fullness of joy; at your right hand are pleasures forevermore.
readPsalm 16:11

Pray that God will make a way for His path of life to be revealed to many so that they may come into His presence and experience abundant joy and eternal pleasures at His right hand.

And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you to myself, that where I am you may be also.
readJohn 14:3

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will have hope in trials because they know that Jesus will one day take them to be with Him forever.

And thus I make it my ambition to preach the gospel, not where Christ has already been named, lest I build on someone else's foundation, but as it is written, "Those who have never been told of him will see, and those who have never heard will understand."
readRomans 15:20-21

Pray that God will send believers to cross cultures and proclaim the gospel where Christ has not been named, so that the nations might glorify God for His mercy.

Anufo Across Countries (ROP3 - 100396) reported in the following countries:

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