ICRC operations in Africa

The ICRC maintains a strong operational presence in Africa, with activities focused on protecting and assisting people affected by armed conflict or other forms of violence. Working closely with national Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies throughout the continent, it promotes greater recognition and wider implementation of international humanitarian law.

Key operations

The ICRC in DR Congo

The humanitarian situation in eastern DR Congo remains fragile. The ICRC helps vulnerable groups adversely affected by conflict and internal violence in the region to survive and become self-sufficient.
The ICRC regional delegation in Côte d'Ivoire

The ICRC delegation in Abidjan covers Côte d'Ivoire, Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana and Togo. It helps displaced people, distributes water, sets up clinics, visits places of detention and promotes international humanitarian law (IHL).
The ICRC in Libya

The ICRC in Libya is focusing its activities on monitoring the situation of detainees held by various authorities in the country, clearing unexploded ordnance and assisting people displaced by the 2011 conflict.
The ICRC in Somalia

In Somalia the ICRC provides emergency aid to people directly affected by armed conflict, and runs extensive first-aid, medical and basic health-care programmes, as well as agriculture and water projects.
The ICRC in Sudan

Since 2003, the ICRC has been helping people affected by conflict in Darfur, Sudan. The ICRC provides water, food, shelter and medical care, and re-establishes contact between people separated by fighting.
The ICRC in South Sudan

The ICRC in South Sudan is preserving livelihoods, ensuring access to water, caring for the sick and wounded, providing physical rehabilitation services, promoting IHL and supporting the South Sudan Red Cross.