The people of Cape Verde and Guinea-Bissau fought for 14 years to gain independence from Portugal, one of Africa’s longest liberation wars.

Cape Verde is a collection of fifteen islands of the west coast of Africa. Dry and windswept, the islands have suffered long periods without rain – with one drought lasting 20 years – crippling the economy and killing off crops and animals needed for food.

Pray for the country’s leaders – that they can find solutions to the problems facing Cape Verde because of the droughts.

Although many Caboverdians would call themselves Christians, their beliefs are mixed up with other superstitions. Pray that they would really understand what Christianity is about and turn to Jesus.