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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Malian of France

The Malian of France, numbering approximately 97,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a diaspora community in France descended largely from migrants from Mali’s Senegal River and Kayes regions who maintain strong cultural, economic, and family ties to Mali while forming part of France’s West African population. They mostly adhere to Sunni Islam and French is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite: Malian

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: France
People Cluster: Malinke-Bambara
Primary Language(s): French (fra)
Primary Religion(s): Sunni Islam
Population: 97,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG042403

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Pray for the Malian of France

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Sunni Islam
Religious Affiliation: Islam

95%
%
Sunni Islam Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: French
Language Family: Indo-European

100%
%
French Speakers

Media Resources in French:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film
MagdalenaView Film
The SaviorView Film

3 films

Provided by the Jesus Film Project

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Bible Resources in French:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
1885 Darby✓
1910 Louis Segond (Tresorsonore recording)✓✓
La Nouvelle Bible Louis Segond 1978✓
Ostervald Version✓
Parole de Vie - African✓
Parole de Vie - Canadian✓
Parole de Vie - French✓

7 entries

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the French bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Malian 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 Malian:
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 Malian of France

And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”
readMatthew 28:16-20

Pray that those who don't yet know Him will encounter the risen Savior and be transformed by the power of His resurrection, becoming disciples who make disciples.

For I will proclaim the name of the LORD; ascribe greatness to our God!
readDeuteronomy 32:3

Pray that believers will proclaim the Lord’s name and declare the greatness of our God so that others might believe in Him.

We were buried therefore with him by baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might walk in newness of life.
readRomans 6:4

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, God will lead those who might hesitate in getting baptized to trust Him as they obey His command, even when obedience is hard.

And he said to them, "The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few. Therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest."
readLuke 10:2

Ask God to send out laborers into His harvest field, raising up believers from around the world to go and proclaim the kingdom of God with those who need to hear it.

Malian Across Countries (ROP3 - 106177) reported in the following countries:

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3 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
MalianPG042403MalianFrance97,000Engaged yet UnreachedFrenchSunni Islam
MalianPG047269MalianUnited States3,300Engaged yet UnreachedBambaraSunni Islam
MalianPG047456MalianCanada1,000Unengaged and UnreachedBambaraSunni Islam

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