South Korea: president arrested
South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol has been arrested, ending weeks of standoff at his fortified residence. Yoon recorded a video before being taken to a detention centre, criticising the ‘collapse of the…
Brazil: Lula’s health scare causes problems for the country’s left wing
President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s recent health scare has raised questions about his political future and Brazil’s left-wing leadership. At 79, Lula has undergone emergency surgery in São Paulo after a fall…
Somalia: new president and al-Shabaab
On 15 May Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, Somalia’s president from 2012 to 2017, won the election and has returned to the top job. He faces numerous tough challenges, from a devastating drought that risks…
Latin American Presidential Calls to Prayer over Covid-19
Certainly our good Lord is using Covid -19 to bring great outcomes in the Latin American nations. As the epicentre of the corona virus pandemic moved from China to the USA, Europe, Latin…
Gambia: new president - new era?
As previously reported (see Prayer Alert 17 February), Gambia's new president Adama Barrow has announced that the country will no longer officially be called an Islamic republic, reversing the decision made by his…
World watches Trump’s inauguration
As Donald Trump is sworn in today as the 45th President of the USA, there is huge uncertainty and concern in many different countries. Some fear that he will be far too influenced…
