Day 22

FEBRUARY | 2023

Ethiopia

PRAYER FOR THIS COUNTRY

It was a dramatic indication that the war might be coming to an end. Two years of fighting between the Tigrayans and government forces from Ethiopia, Eritrea and Somalia, supported by regional militia have taken a terrible toll. The conflict  is estimated to have resulted in the deaths of 250,000 troops. An estimated 383,000 to 600,000 civilians have died. Since it erupted the Tigray War has been the scene of the bloodiest, and one of the least reported, conflicts. Journalists have been forbidden from traveling to the front lines. So, no news has come out. Pray that the peace deal brokered in November 2022 in Pretoria and Nairobi will lead to a ceasefire, aid flows and the deployment of African Union-led monitors.  Pray for Ethiopians to trust in God and be delivered from continuous war led chaos and mental agony (The Bible, Matthew 11:28-30).

Source:

https://www.fairobserver.com/more/international_security/war-on-terror/the-tigray-war-was-tragic-can-peace-prevail-now/

MORE ABOUT THIS COUNTRY

Ethiopia is now in 38th position in the World Watch report 2022 by Open Doors for Christian persecution The current president of Ethiopia is Sahle-Work Zewde and the Prime Minister is Abiy Ahmed. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s Prosperity Party won the most seats in Ethiopia’s parliamentary election, a victory that assures him another term in office. It was the country’s first free and fair election after decades of repressive rule. However, an opposition boycott, the war in the northern region of Tigray, ethnic violence, and logistical challenges in some areas overshadowed the election. He lifted a ban on opposition parties, released tens of thousands of political prisoners, and took steps to open up one of Africa’s last untapped markets. The ongoing armed conflict in Tigray in Northern Ethiopia has left many dead and injured and about two million people displaced.

CHIEF OF STATE
President Sahle-Work Zewde
HEAD OF GOV.
PM Abiy Ahmed
POPULATION
99,466,000
CHRISTIANS
60.1%
EVANGLICAL CHRISTIANS
17.4%
DOMINANT RELIGION
Christianity
PERSECUTION RANKING
36
REFUGEES
665,240
LIFE EXPECTANCY
57.64 yrs
LITERACY RATE
39%
POPULATION BELOW POVERTY LINE
39%