PA: Worldwide
Thursday, 17 March 2022 21:25
South Africa: challenges relating to foreign nationals
The South Africa Council of Churches (SACC) has launched a national indaba (conference with indigenous tribes) to engage interested parties to find solutions to tensions over foreigners living and working in South Africa. Bishop Mpumlwana said…
Thursday, 17 March 2022 21:22
Africa / Asia: food crises
The Horn of Africa is in crisis with drought and food insecurity. 20 million are impacted or in need of aid; pray for the survival needs of both livestock and humans to be met after three…
Thursday, 17 March 2022 21:20
A call to churches to help orphans
The World Evangelical Alliance (WEA) and World Without Orphans (WWO) are calling on churches to help in a crisis. The ‘Lancet Child and adolescent health modelling report’, by national and international government and non government organisations,…
Thursday, 17 March 2022 21:13
Saudi Arabia: 81 died in mass execution
Saudi Arabia executed 81 people convicted of crimes ranging from killings to belonging to militant groups, the largest known mass execution carried out in the kingdom in its modern history. The number of executed surpassed even…
Thursday, 17 March 2022 21:09
Mozambique: jihadist conflict
After almost a week of walking and sleeping rough, three young men arrived at Nacaca, a displacement camp in Cabo Delgado province. They fled as far as they could get from the gunmen who attacked their…
Thursday, 17 March 2022 20:59
China rejects use of sanctions
Foreign minister Wang Yi says that China is not a party to the Russia-Ukraine crisis, as pressure grows on it to withdraw support for Moscow. He said China rejects sanctions in principle and ‘has the right…