Day Seven: The Zaghawa in Sudan

women in bright chadors in a marketplace in Darfur Sudan. COSV CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons
  • Population: 239,000
  • Language: Zaghawa
  • Religious Background: Islam
  • 0.05% Followers of Jesus (0.05% Evangelical)

Seen as “Arab” by other sub-saharan tribes and as “African” by Arabs, the Zaghawa have been caught up in the conflict in Darfur. The Zaghawa is a powerful group in neighboring Chad, but in Darfur, many live in refugee camps.

Prayer Request:

Pray for openness to the Gospel, that the few Zaghawa followers of Christ would share, and for a Disciple Making Movement among the Zaghawa.

Map showing concentration of Zaghawa in Darfur region of western Sudan

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