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The Avukaya of Congo, Democratic Republic of the

The Avukaya of Congo, Democratic Republic of the, numbering approximately 78,500 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a cross-border Central Sudanic people whose homeland spans the South Sudan-DRC frontier, with Congolese communities centered around Faradje in Haut-Uele. They mostly adhere to Ethnoreligion and Avokaya is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2025). Image generated by Gemini 2.5 Flash: Avokaya

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Congo, Democratic Republic of the
People Cluster: Sudanic
Primary Language(s): Avokaya (avu)
Primary Religion(s): Ethnoreligion
Population: 78,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG014480
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Pray for the Avukaya of Congo, Democratic Republic of the

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

85%
%
Ethnoreligion Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Avokaya
Language Family: Central Sudanic

100%
%
Avokaya Speakers

Media Resources in Avokaya:

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Bible Resources in Avokaya:

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Avukaya 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 Avukaya:
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 Avukaya of Congo, Democratic Republic of the

"And you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”
readJohn 8:32

Pray for those who live enslaved to sin to hear and receive the truth of the gospel and be set free.

For from the rising of the sun to its setting my name will be great among the nations, and in every place incense will be offered to my name, and a pure offering. For my name will be great among the nations, says the LORD of hosts.
readMalachi 1:11

Pray that they will worship God in spirit and truth, offering Him the sacrifices of praise and thanksgiving that He desires.

Those who look to him are radiant, and their faces shall never be ashamed.
readPsalm 34:5

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will see themselves as God sees them, with radiant faces and hearts that have been cleansed of all shame.

For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.
read2 Corinthians 5:21

Pray that Christians will cross cultures and share the hope of Christ, and that many will trust the One who took their sins and offers them His righteousness.

Avukaya Across Countries (ROP3 - 100638) reported in the following countries:

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2 people groups

Photo People Group ID Name Country Population ▼ Strategic Progress Index Language Religion
Avukaya PG014480 Avukaya Congo, Democratic Republic of the 78,500 Engaged yet Unreached Avokaya Ethnoreligion
Avukaya PG011968 Avukaya South Sudan 60,000 Engaged yet Unreached Avokaya Neo-Pentecostalism

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