The Senegalese authorities have recently taken a severe stance against the media, political opposition, and civil society, leading to a significant crackdown in the country. Over the past three years, political opponents were arbitrarily arrested and imprisoned, while President Macky has made assurances of conducting free and fair elections. Unfortunately, there has been an alarming spike in violent behavior by security forces, including unwarranted arrests, harassment, and suppression of the right to free expression.

Pray that God will bring judgment to the righteous and wicked in Senegal. Pray for God’s protection upon those persecuted by the Senegalese government (The Holy Bible, Ecclesiastes 3:17).

Senegal has been a good model country for democratic rule where both freedom of speech and freedom of press are not curtailed. It is a Muslim-dominated multi-party democracy, but tolerate and accept other religions. Senegal has remained relatively peaceful without much conflicts. Senegalese have enjoyed caring rule and stability in economy nationally. The country is promoting Agricultural advancements for money generations. Development in tourism is another main source of revenue for the country. The scenario has drastically changed now in the country. The security laws have been tightened by the authorities that has affected the freedom of common people. The country leaders are concerned about the Islamic militants trying to encroach the region forcibly. There is tension in the border regions and the government has increased deploying the forces there as a precautionary measure. It has been observed that Christian Believers have enjoyed freedom of worship and seldom faced persecution. Senegal is also hosting large refugees and been used as a departure point for Europe by many African illegal migrants.

Ties with Israel are deteriorating immensely over the extreme civilian casualties of the Gaza war. Jordan refused to sign the water and energy agreement back in November 2023, with an enormous mounting death toll in the Gaza Strip. The two countries shared a relatively calm relationship since signing the peace treaty in 1978. However, this war waged on Gaza looks to be a major dealbreaker. Talks on the matter have hit a dead end. The continuation of hostilities against Gaza by Israel is threatening to fracture their relations with Jordan, with severe consequences to follow. 

Pray for God’s intervention to break the deadlock in the talks between Jordan and Israel (The Bible, Psalm 29:11).

Pray for the Holy Spirit to turn the hearts of decision-making politicians in Jordan and Israel and be open-minded enough to resolve the situation (The Bible, Psalm 122:8).

Although the country is ranking low, hostility toward Christian Believers has marginally increased.  Millions of Jordanians are facing numerous problems in life such as the prices for food, fuel like petrol are constantly increasing. People who are working without any salary revisions find it very hard to survive with the meager money earned. They are under persisting problems financially and the poverty rate is steadily increasing. There is scarcity of water, food supplies and most needed resources. As the war is raging in the region, the challenge of sheltering and feeding the high inflex of refugees from all sides is mounting. Millions of refugees from different conflict zones are trying to find refuge in Jordan.  As life struggle goes on, the Christians few in number are under constant threat of persecution. They are trying all their best to keep themselves away from the hostile Muslim groups.

Amid the diplomatic dispute between India and Maldives, the island’s two main opposition parties have voiced their concerns with the President. The MDP and Democrats are worried that alienating any development partner, particularly a long-standing ally, will have dire consequences. They believe that stability and security in the Indian Ocean are crucial to Maldives’ stability and security.

We pray for transparency and ask God to reveal the Maldivian government’s hidden agendas in Jesus’ Name (The Holy Bible, John 16:13).

The Maldives is Asia’s smallest country by area and population known for its lucrative tourism industry in its fantastically beautiful coral reefs and islands. In an extremely closed country where the only permitted religion is Islam and any Christian influence is repressed, only a handful of secret Believers are known to exist. Only the book of Luke and Acts have been translated into the local language and it is difficult to get these Bible portions into the country. Some success has been experienced in reaching Maldivians who live abroad in the hope they share the Gospel with family and friends when they visit or return to live. Surprising results in general elections a few years ago saw the opposition leader assume leadership but the subsequent governments have failed to see any effective reform take shape.

The Niger Delta region in Nigeria is rich in oil resources. The Nigerian government is in charge of regulating the nation’s oil industry. Misusing and stealing the oil revenues by the government led to a corrupt political system in the country. Unfortunately, the people in the Niger Delta region have not benefited significantly from the natural resource wealth in their homeland.

Pray for the LORD to dethrone authorities in Nigeria who misuse their power for their lustful desires for money (The Holy Bible, 2 Timothy 3:1-9).

Pray for the proper and effective use of GOD-given natural resources in the country for the welfare of the civilians (The Holy Bible, Psalm 115:16).

Christian persecution is steadily increasing in Nigeria as it is positioned now in the highest ever ranking. Nigeria is the African country that has the highest number of populations. There are as many as 544 groups of people of diversified backgrounds. Nigeria has rich diversified geographical landscape. There are Mangroves, tropical forests, wetlands and grasslands. Religious and ethnicity differences are causing divisions among Muslims and Christians. This is causing threatening situations all across the country. Coexisting of Muslims and Christians has been under constant tension due to tribal rivalries. Hostilities and terror by Boko Haram have left devastating destructions in the country. Many thousands of people have been massacred and killed brutally. These horrific atrocities have inflicted terrible pains and hurts in the lives of people. Many millions of people have been displaced and rendered them as refugees.