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The ICRC regional delegation for Central Africa, based since 1992 in Yaoundé, Cameroon, promotes the implementation of international humanitarian law in Angola, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo and Sao Tome and Principe. ICRC staff also protect and help people displaced by violence, restore family links, visit detainees and foster the development of National Societies in the region.

Yaoundé (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) have just concluded a cooperation agreement that will contribute to the strengthening of relations between the two organizations and to an improvement in the coordination of their activities.

Dakar (ICRC) – A seminar on implementing international humanitarian law will take place on 3 and 4 June in Praia, the capital of Cape Verde, for the Portuguese-speaking countries of Africa and the Pacific (Angola, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique, Sao Tome and Principe, and Timor-Leste).