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WISDOM NEEDED FOR ETHIOPIA’S LEADER TO CALM DOMESTIC AND REGIONAL TENSIONS
By Katelin van Zyl
On Thursday, 26 October – Ethiopia’s annual National Army Day – Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali confirmed in a speech that...
HUMANITARIAN CRISES LOOMS AS PAKISTAN REPATRIATES AFGHAN REFUGEES
UPDATE: 16/07/2024
Last week, INcontext reported on Pakistan’s decision to deport Afghan refugees lacking valid documentation. In a recent development, Pakistan has announced an extension...
MOROCCO’S HISTORIC WORLD CUP – AN OPPORTUNITY FOR GOSPEL OUTREACH
By Donnelly McCleland
On 3 August, Morocco’s Atlas Lionesses reached the knockout stage of the 2023 Women’s World Cup with a dramatic victory over Group...
ANOTHER CHURCH ATTACK IN BURKINA FASO ADDS TO PRAYERS FOR PEACE
By Katelin van Zyl
On Sunday, 25 February, a Catholic church was attacked in Essakane village in Burkina Faso during mass. At least 15 people...
THREE WAYS TO PRAY FOR HONG KONG’S BELIEVERS IN A SHIFTING LANDSCAPE
By Isolde Doubell
19/09/2024
Earlier this month, Chu Kai-pong, a 27-year-old Hong Kong man, pleaded guilty to one count of “doing acts with seditious intent.” He...
BARRIERS TO PEACE LEAVE SUDANESE STRUGGLING TO SURVIVE BUT NOT WITHOUT HOPE
By Katelin van Zyl
On 25 September, the United Nations (UN) reported that the number displaced within Sudan and into neighbouring countries has risen to...
POTENTIAL FOR GOSPEL SPREAD AS PRO-CHINA LEADER WINS MALDIVES PARLIAMENT
In parliamentary elections on Sunday, 22 April, Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu’s People’s National Congress (PNC) party won control of the People’s Majlis (a social...
THE MAHA KUMBH MELA: THE SPIRITUAL NEED AND THE CHURCH’S ROLE IN REACHING THE...
By Gigi Kotze
23/01/2025
From 13 January to 26 February, millions of Hindu devotees will gather at the holy Triveni Sangam (the sacred confluence of three...
FINDING HOPE IN THE ISRAEL – GAZA CONFLICT ONE MONTH ON
By Jeremiah Goddard
Tuesday, 7 November marked one month of the current war between the Israeli government and Hamas in Gaza following the group’s attack...
NEW IRANIAN PRESIDENT PROMISES CHANGE: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW AND PRAY FOR
By Gigi Kotze
Mr Masoud Pezeshkian has been elected as Iran's new president, defeating his hardline conservative rival Mr Saeed Jalili. Mr Pezeshkian received 53.3%...
