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South Sudan: Civilians pay a high price, as conflict intensifies

News release

11-02-2026

A group of South Sudan Red Cross volunteers, accompanied by an ICRC health personnel, carrying a weapon-wounded patient on a stretcher towards an evacuation aircraft to be airlifted for further treatment. Photo Credit Greta Mancassola/ICRC.

DR Congo: As more people are wounded in South Kivu violence, they struggle to get treatment

News release

22-01-2026

Bukavu-S-Kivu-DRC-Surgeons-Health Credit MOISE MARCEL TCHANGA KINKUNGWE.jpg

Somalia: One year on, families reeling from conflict in Puntland

News release

22-01-2026

Sudci Ismail

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Latest from the field in Africa

South Sudan: January to December 2025 Facts and Figures

Article

25-02-2026

Conflict-affected population receive assistance

South Africa: ICRC calls on states to support humanitarian action

Article

19-02-2026

From the Swiss Consulate in Cape Town, South Africa, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) presented its annual appeal to carry out humanitarian operations in more than 20 African countries during 2026.

Ethiopia: “We can finally stop worrying about our next meal” – conflict-affected farmers in North Wollo, Amhara

Article

16-02-2026

farmers harvesting teff with the help of their cattle.

Frequently asked questions about the ICRC’s work in Egypt

Article

11-02-2026

ICRC operations in 1973 conflict

More Than a Competition: The Journey of Uganda’s IHL Moot Court Winners

Article

21-01-2026

students of Uganda Christian University (UCU)

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Latest reports and publications in Africa

ICRC suppoerted malnutrition Stabilization Centre, Damaturu

Nigeria: January to June 2025 Facts and Figures

ERC with ICRC staff

Egypt: Facts and Figures (January – December 2024)

The ICRC response to the El Nino flooding in Somalia - Report

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