• PEOPLE NAME: AFADE OF NIGERIA

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PEID: 13626

ROP: 100086

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Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Sub-Saharan African

People Cluster: Chadic

Language: Afade - (aal)

Alternate Name(s): Kotoko, Mogari

Primary Religion: Islam - Folk

Country: Nigeria

Also found in: Cameroon

Population: 48,500

Global Population: 57,200


PEID: 13626

ROP: 100086

Progress of the Gospel: Engaged yet Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: Less than 2% Evangelical, No Active CP Activity


Overview: The Afade of Nigeria, numbering 48,500, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are part of the Chadic people cluster within the Sub-Saharan African affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 57,200 in 2 countries. Their primary language is Afade. The primary religion practiced by the Afade is folk Islam, a syncretistic belief system that blends traditional elements of Islam with superstitious practices such as warding off spirits with incantations and magic amulets, and reciting verses of the Qur'an to bring about miraculous healings.


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