The Maba are one of the larger non-Arab peoples in Chad. They live mostly in the Ouaddai (said "Wad-dye") region of Eastern Chad around the major market town of Abeche. They have lived in this area for a long time, before known conquerors came.

Historically, the Maba were not weakened by invasions, and domination by strangers often meant they assimilated conquerors into their own group.

Primarily the Maba society is rural, there are over 600 Maba villages around Abeche. The town of Abeche, a major market town, is also a very influential center for Islam in Chad.

The Maba are a particularly key people group in the Ouaddai area, with over ten unreached Muslim people groups living in the region. Also they are very influential and key in their influence on Chad's Muslim population. The Maba themselves have been Muslim for three centuries. In the Koran they read of Isa (Jesus) who opened the eyes of the blind, healed lepers and raised the dead. They have yet to hear that Jesus was more than a good man, that He is their Savior, who has died for their sins, that He rose again from the dead, and hope for relationship with God is found by trusting in Him.

* Scripture Prayers for the Maba, Mabangi in Chad.