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Latest press releases and statements in Africa

Nigeria: Millions of children face malnutrition amid ongoing conflict in the country's northeast

News release

09-03-2026

A malnourished child receives therapeutic milk during treatment at the stabilization centre in Damaturu.

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

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Latest from the field in Africa

Central African Republic: Amid ongoing hostilities, Clotilde remains resilient

Article

18-03-2026

République centrafricaine : Clotilde, résiliente face au conflit

Ethiopia: January to December 2025 Facts & Figures

Article

13-03-2026

Engagement with the affected communities in Wellega, Oromia, Ethiopia.

Sudan: January to December 2025 Facts and Figures

Article

05-03-2026

Sudan Refugees in Tawila

Somalia: A Pastoral People on the Edge

Photo gallery

05-03-2026

Somalia Drought

South Sudan: January to December 2025 Facts and Figures

Article

25-02-2026

Conflict-affected population receive assistance

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Latest reports and publications in Africa

ICRC suppoerted malnutrition Stabilization Centre, Damaturu

Nigeria: January to June 2025 Facts and Figures

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Egypt: Facts and Figures (January – December 2024)

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

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