Somalia is part of the Horn of Africa, east of Ethiopia and Kenya. The economy has been devastated by warlords and civil wars, and the narcotic leaf qat that keeps the desire for many Somali men to work. Millions are dependent on aid. The Cold War provided them with weapons, which brought them to civil war. Later, the Islamist group Union of Islamic Courts emerged as a national power, and seek to enforce order through shari’a law. Somaliland and Puntland in the north declared their independence from Somalia and set up its own government, but they are not recognized internationally. […]
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Sierra Leone is a small coastal state in central western Africa. It is rich in natural resources – diamonds, gold, titanium, iron ore, cocoa and coffee. It was founded as a home for freed slaves in 1797, and has been independent from Britain since 1961. Anarchy from militant and guerilla groups in the 1990’s caused the economy to collapse and it became possibly the most desperate country on earth. Since 2002, It has been slowly trying to rebuild. Sierra Leone was the first West African country to be evangelized. The first Protestant church started in Freetown, among the freed slaves […]
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Seychelles is made up of 452 square km containing 92 granite and coral islands spread across the Indian Ocean, north of Madagascar. The country received its independence from Britain in 1976, and then quickly became a socialist nation. With the end of the Cold War, they no longer received socialist aid, and so they became a multiparty government, but where the dictator became the president. Though most claim to be Christian, it is overshadowed by much superstition and black magic. The outer and less-populated islands are very isolated and are some of the lesser-reached peoples. They have one version of […]
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Senegal is on the western coast of central Africa. It has been independent from France since 1960. Primarily an agricultural economy with peanuts as the main export, there is high unemployment and poverty. Senegal is a secular state with freedom of religion but the large Muslim majority has great influence in political and economic life. Because of this, the Christian presence and outreach is prevented from growing and there is a spiritual heaviness in the land. Allegiance to Muslim leaders is passed down from generation to generation. Over half of the population is under the age of twenty, and the […]
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Sue McCusker is a writer, Bible teacher, and web developer who loves sharing the stories of life, hope, and faith she sees around her every day. She has written for Guideposts and Angels on Earth magazines, and teaches the story of God in women's Bible study.
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