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Latest press releases and statements in Africa

South Africa: ICRC president visits Pretoria as part of global effort to build political commitment to international humanitarian law

News release

01-09-2026

ICRC-Mirjana-Spoljaric-and-South-Africa-president-Sept-2026

DRC: The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement condemns attacks on its volunteers and staff

News release

24-08-2026

May 2026, Bunia, Ituri province, northeastern DRC. Volunteers from the DRC Red Cross conduct dignified and safe burials of people suspected of having Ebola virus disease.

Mali: Six injured people transferred from Kidal to Gao

News release

16-08-2026

Bandera del CICR ondeando con el cielo y las nubes en el fondo

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Latest from the field in Africa

Ethiopia: January to June 2026 Facts & Figures

Article

04-09-2026

SV survivors-photo-from-safehouse in Tigray

Frequently asked questions: Our work in Somalia

Article

20-08-2026

Frequently asked questions: Our work in Ethiopia

Article

18-08-2026

ICRC staff, seen from behind wearing Red Cross emblems, stand before a large seated crowd gathered outdoors.

Uganda Christian University retains IHL Moot Court title as the country’s future lawyers tackle the realities of war

Article

13-08-2026

Group photo: In the middle Uganda Christian University students (2026 Winners) receiving their accolade from Justice Mike Chibita of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Uganda on 18 June 2026 at Makerere University, Uganda. Photo Credit: Patrick/URCS

Somalia’s families face impossible choices as fuel and food costs soar

Article

29-07-2026

Stabilization Centre in Kismayo General Hospital

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Latest reports and publications in Africa

This 57-year-old woman fled her village and the Lake Chad crisis with her seven children after a day of fighting. Today, she makes and sells incense and frangrant oils in Maroua, where she settled. The ICRC granted her cash money to support her business.

Evaluation of the ICRC’s EcoSec Programme in Cameroon (2019-2024)

Misrata, ICRC sub-delegation warehouse. A staff from the Libyan Red Crescent is preparing an ICRC essential household items distribution for people displaced from Sirte.

Evaluation of EcoSec’s Microeconomic Initiatives in Libya 2019-2024

Photo of beneficiary in her ICRC supported shop

Restoring and rebuilding resilience: An economic lifeline for Kenya's border communities

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