• PEOPLE NAME: WESTERN KRAHN OF COTE D’IVOIRE

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Sub-Saharan African

People Cluster: Kru

Language: Western Krahn - (krw)

Alternate Name(s): Nidru

Primary Religion: Christianity - Protestantism

Country: Cote d’Ivoire

Also found in: Liberia

Population: 26,500

Global Population: 136,500


PEID: 13143

ROP: 110789

Progress of the Gospel: Engaged yet Unreached

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


Overview: The Western Krahn of Cote d’Ivoire, numbering 26,500, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are part of the Kru people cluster within the Sub-Saharan African affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 136,500 in 2 countries. Their primary language is Western Krahn. The primary religion practiced by the Western Krahn is Protestant Christianity, a tradition that emerged from the Protestant Reformation. Protestants reject the idea of papal supremacy, instead stressing the authority of scripture alone, justification by faith alone, and salvation through Christ alone.


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