Day 23

NOVEMBER | 2023

Chad

PRAYER FOR THIS COUNTRY

There is violence and increasing hardship in the neighboring country of Sudan. Millions of the displaced people from there, including children and women, seek refuge in Chad. Chadian leaders are struggling to meet their humanitarian needs. Chad’s President Mahamat Idriss Déby said that immediate assistance is required from the international community to help refugees and host communities that need protection and humanitarian aid, including food, shelter, water, and sanitation. Chad is one of the world’s poorest countries. Pray for impoverished Chadians to accept, receive, and protect refugees and the displaced persons who come to their country. Pray for protecting Christian Believers from deteriorating health situations caused by continuous conflicts (The Bible, Job 5:21).

Source:

https://www.voanews.com/a/chad-s-president-says-refugees-host-towns-face-severe-hardship-pleads-for-help/7306459.html

MORE ABOUT THIS COUNTRY

Mahamat Idriss Déby is the present president and Incumbent Saleh Kebzabo is the current Prime Minister of Chad since 12 October 2022. The government is unitary state with Presidential system. Chad is landlocked in the middle of the continent and is bordered by six neighboring countries. Chad’s population is unevenly distributed in large part due to the variations in climate and physical geography throughout the country. With its fresh water, Lake Chad draws most of Chad’s over 17 million people to the southwest. The dry Saharan climate in the north is the least populated region of Chad. More than half of the population is Muslim, with one-third Christian, and the remainder follow indigenous religious beliefs or have no religion. Most northerners practice Islam, and most southerners practice Christianity or indigenous religions.

CHIEF OF STATE
Transitional Council
HEAD OF GOV.
Transitional Council
POPULATION
11,631,000
CHRISTIANS
24%
EVANGLICAL CHRISTIANS
11%
DOMINANT RELIGION
Sufi Islam
PERSECUTION RANKING
Not Ranked
REFUGEES
505,067
LIFE EXPECTANCY
49.44 yrs
LITERACY RATE
35.4%
POPULATION BELOW POVERTY LINE
80%

Day 23

NOVEMBER | 2023

Algeria

PRAYER FOR THIS COUNTRY

The political, institutional, and constitutional crisis in Niger has worsened since the takeover by the military. Algeria offered mediation to stop the escalation of the situation. However, the Government of Algeria decided to postpone the initiative. The preparatory meetings scheduled to happen are on hold. The Algerian Government hesitates because the Nigerian authorities are reluctant to hold talks. The military regime is governing Niger after overthrowing the elected President, Mohamed Bazoum, in a coup attempt. Pray for the Algerian Government to pursue proper measures to help re-establish constitutional order in Niger. Pray for the Churches to overcome opposition and threats (The Bible, Judges 21:13).

Source:

https://www.africanews.com/2023/10/10/algeria-postpones-its-mediation-in-niger/

MORE ABOUT THIS COUNTRY

President of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic is Incumbent Brahim Ghali since 12 July 2016. Western Sahara is one of the most sparsely populated territories in the world, mainly consisting of desert flatlands. It has been a disputed territory since 1975. Morocco controls 80% of the land, while the remaining 20% is controlled by the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic. Presently, camps run by the Cuban-backed Polisario Front exist in southern Algeria, where thousands of indigenous Sahrawi people are sequestered and treated inhumanely. Public beatings are common and young children are taken from their families and sent to Cuba for re-education. It is a country in tremendous need of the Gospel. It is estimated that there are only about 10 Christian workers in the whole country, making it so about 80% of its population have never heard the Gospel. It is a closed country, so being a “missionary” there is not officially allowed. Christian workers must be creative in why they go and how they minister there. Its Christian prospect is considered bleak and the nation of Western Sahara remains a disputed territory.

CHIEF OF STATE
President Abdelmadjid Tebboune
HEAD OF GOV.
President Abdelaziz Djerad
POPULATION
39,542,000
CHRISTIANS
0.2%
EVANGLICAL CHRISTIANS
0%
DOMINANT RELIGION
Islam
PERSECUTION RANKING
19
REFUGEES
99,005
LIFE EXPECTANCY
75.41 yrs
LITERACY RATE
91.8%
POPULATION BELOW POVERTY LINE
23%