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Latest press releases and statements in Africa

ICRC RED aircraft to operate from Jeddah to strengthen humanitarian access to Sudan

News release

14-05-2026

ICRC RED Aircraft

South Sudan: The country’s humanitarian needs continue to rise

News release

08-05-2026

Returnees in Kuajok

Mali: ICRC provides further medical support for hospitals in the wake of fresh hostilities

News release

30-04-2026

Image d'illustration. Commune de Mopti, Sévaré, hôpital Sominé Dolo. Un chirurgien du CICR et ses collègues durant une opération. 2021. Cattani Michele / CICR

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Latest from the field in Africa

Mozambique: January to December 2025 Facts & Figures

Article

06-05-2026

Red Cross message

Egypt: ICRC, Al-Azhar University Emphasize Shared Principles Between IHL and Islamic Sharia

Article

06-05-2026

Opening speech AlAzhar IHL workshop

Somalia’s Child Malnutrition Nears Five-Year Highs

Article

06-05-2026

Nurta Ibrahim, 25, with her daughter, Salaada Mohamed at the Somali Red Crescent-run Howlwadaag outpatient therapeutic centre seeking treatment.

Cameroon: the struggle to access safe drinking water in Kerawa and Kolofata

Article

09-04-2026

Une déplacée à Kolofata

Libya: Ten years rebuilding lives, one step at a time

Article

08-04-2026

A physiotherapist wearing a headscarf supports a patient’s leg during a rehabilitation session at an ICRC-supported physical rehabilitation centre in Libya, with others observing nearby.

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Latest reports and publications in Africa

Inmates at a Prison in Kenya fetching clean water following a successful water systems upgrade by the Nairobi Regional Delegation.

Nairobi Regional Delegation Facts & Figures 2025

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)

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Senior Humanitarian Professionals and Policy Makers Course in International Humanitarian Law (IHL)

ICRC Nairobi Regional Delegation

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