May 2014

Overview of Refugee Situation in Nigeria

Background to present Nigerian Situation  “After lurching from one military coup to another, Nigeria now has an elected leadership. But the government faces the growing challenge of preventing Africa’s most populous country [166.6 million (UN, 2012)] from breaking apart along ethnic and religious lines. Nigeria…a former British colony, is Africa’s leading-… and one of the

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Background to Syria’s Civil War

Syria’s turmoil began with protests against President Bashar al-Assad’s regime in March 2011. Assad “belongs to the minority Alawite sect (a Muslim minority group) and his government has been described as secular. He told the Wall Street Journal that he considered himself “anti-Israel” and “anti-West” and that because of these policies he was not in

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North Korea

Prayer for Worldwide Refugee Needs – North Korea 1 May 2014 This week’s prayer need is for refugees fleeing North Korea. Please pray that they would link up with several of the Christian ministries, operating both underground in China and openly in South Korea. Pray that the younger women refugees would not become victims, especially

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