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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Bari Kakwa of Congo, Democratic Republic of the

The Bari Kakwa of Congo, Democratic Republic of the, numbering approximately 47,500 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a Nilotic ethnic group that is related to the larger Karo people indigenous to northwestern Uganda and northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. They mostly adhere to Roman Catholicism and Kakwa is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 3.1 Flash: Bari Kakwa

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Congo, Democratic Republic of the
People Cluster: Nilotic
Primary Language(s): Kakwa (keo)
Primary Religion(s): Roman Catholicism
Population: 47,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG039285
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Roman Catholicism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

55%
%
Roman Catholicism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Kakwa
Language Family: Nilotic

100%
%
Kakwa Speakers

Media Resources in Kakwa:

Films:
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JESUSView Film

1 film

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Bible Resources in Kakwa:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
1977 Bible Society of Uganda✓✓✓

1 entry

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Kakwa bible at Bible.com

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Bari Kakwa are No Longer Unreached, which means there are more than 2% evangelical Christian populations and there are churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice. There is still more to be done among them.

Next steps for the Bari Kakwa:
Empower local believers to begin praying for their own people
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting
Encourage local leaders to being leading church planting strategy and looking for Unreached and Unengaged groups nearby

Pray specifically for the Bari Kakwa of Congo, Democratic Republic of the

Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied.
readMatthew 5:6

Pray for those who are lost to desire righteousness and to be filled with the peace and purpose that only comes from following Jesus.

For the time is coming when people will not endure sound teaching, but having itching ears they will accumulate for themselves teachers to suit their own passions, and will turn away from listening to the truth and wander off into myths.
read2 Timothy 4:3-4

Pray that the lost will be open to the truth of the gospel and turn from false teachings and myths to the sound doctrine of Christ in faith.

Through him we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in hope of the glory of God.
readRomans 5:2

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will rejoice in the hope of glory and be in awe of God's mercy that gives them access to Him through faith.

Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and I shall dwell in the house of the LORD forever.
readPsalm 23:6

Ask God to raise up believers who will share the hope that, for those who trust in Christ, goodness and love will follow them all the days of their lives, and they will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.

Kakwa Across Countries (ROP3 - 104446) reported in the following countries:

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3 people groups

PhotoPeople Group ID ▲NameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Bari KakwaPG012054Bari KakwaSouth Sudan112,000Engaged yet UnreachedKakwaProtestantism
KakwaPG015089KakwaUganda269,000Engaged yet UnreachedKakwaRoman Catholicism
Bari KakwaPG039285Bari KakwaCongo, Democratic Republic of the47,500No Longer UnreachedKakwaRoman Catholicism

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