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Mali: ICRC steps up support to people affected by armed violence

News release

09-06-2026

Collaborateurs du CICR avec des bénéficiaires, image d'illustration.

Sudan: ICRC RED aircraft makes first Port Sudan–Khartoum flight since war began

News release

08-06-2026

The First RED Flight to Khartoum since the beginning of the conflict in Sudan

The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement expresses concern over attack on Red Cross volunteers in Bunia, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)

News release

06-06-2026

May 2026, Bunia, Ituri Province, north-eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. Volunteers from the Red Cross of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, wearing personal protective equipment, at Nyakunde Hospital. They are preparing to disinfect the bodies of people suspected of having Ebola virus disease.

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Latest from the field in Africa

“I’m already injured. Getting Ebola doesn’t bear thinking about.” The Kivus face a double crisis – conflicts and an epidemic

Article

16-06-2026

Adela Yang and her son Ebwela Liko at Fizi general hospital. Adela’s son is 14 years old, and was hit by a bullet in the leg whilst he was sheltering at home from fighting in his home village of Kaguli. “We were hiding at home, but he stood up to run away, and so was hurt by a bullet. Others in the village, including his teacher came and helped carry him to the health centre. It was 5 kilometres away. We stayed there for 1 week while they stabilised him. A CICR ambulance brought him to the

Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: Red Cross volunteers at the heart of the response in Bunia

Article

02-06-2026

Red Cross volunteers in blue and yellow protective equipment prepare to carry out a safe and dignified burial during an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Frequently asked questions: Understanding the ICRC’s neutrality

Article

27-05-2026

A woman wearing a yellow headscarf sits and speaks on a phone, with a young child beside an ICRC vest in Anderamboukane, Mali, as people gather in the background outdoors.

Ethiopia: Beyond survival, a journey defined by possibility

Article

14-05-2026

Nyamal making a speech at IHL Networking event organized by ICRC

Frequently asked questions: Our work in Mali

Article

08-05-2026

Image d'illustration. Une collaboratrice du CICR en plein échange avec des bénéficiaires

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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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