NORTH SUDAN, NORTH AFRICA

Population: 45,047,502
Chief of State: President Umar Hassan Ahmad al-Bashir
Head of Government: President Umar Hassan Ahmad al-Bashir
Christians: 26.1%
Evangelical Christians: 14.7%
Dominant Religion: Islam
Persecution Ranking: 35th

Sudan was the largest country on the African continent. For decades it has been divided into an Arab/Muslim North and a black African/Christian South. In 2011, however, the South voted to secede from the North.

North Sudan’s leader, President Umar Hassan Ahmad al-Bashir, is considered one of the worst dictators in the world. Terrorist elements of al-Qaeda, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, Hamas, and the Lord’s Resistance Army are active in the nation. And the infamous Janjaweed (literally “devils on horseback”), a government-backed militia, has continued to carry out a brutal genocide in the Darfur region.

PRAISE
The government of Sudan approves of the referendum vote and formally allowed the South to secede. Give thanks to the Lord for this miraculous event.

PRAYER
the government to keep its promises to South Sudan. Pray for peace between these two nations. (Proverbs 5:22) the tearing down of the strongholds of this nation. Plead with the Lord for the souls of the Muslims in Sudan. (II Corinthians 10:4) the salvation of Umar al-Bashir and other key leaders in the government. Ask the Lord to raise Christians to positions of influence. (Daniel 2:21)

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