Africa: Humanitarian Visa d'Or - Hugh Kinsella Cunningham Wins for Documenting the Plight of Civilians in the DRC

On 18 June 2024, for its 14th edition, the ICRC's Humanitarian Visa d'Or was awarded to freelance photographer Hugh Kinsella Cunningham for his remarkable reporting on civilians… Read more »

Africa: Keeping the Dreams Alive - Supporting Children in Northeast Nigeria

When someone goes missing due to conflict, the children they leave behind can feel that loss more than most. In response, we ran a program for children in Maiduguri to make sure… Read more »

Africa: 'The Obstacles That Block Humanitarian Access Must Be Immediately Overcome' Tells ICRC President At the Humanitarian Conference On Sudan and Neighboring Countries, in Paris

Speech given by Mirjana Spoljaric, President of the International Committee of the Red Cross, at the Humanitarian Conference on Sudan and neighboring countries, in Paris. Read more »

Africa: 'We Cannot Let Sudan Become Another Forgotten Crisis'

Port Sudan/Nairobi/Geneva - One year of conflict in Sudan is taking a devastating human toll. Over 8 million people have been displaced, and tens of thousands have been killed or… Read more »

Africa: Qatar Supports ICRC Operations in South Sudan

With funding from Qatar Fund for Development (QFFD), Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS) has signed a grant agreement with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), to… Read more »

Africa: Ethiopia - People Affected By Conflict in Anfilo, Oromia Region Receive Assistance

The ongoing fighting in Anfilo woreda, Oromia region, Ethiopia has left thousands of families displaced, without means of livelihood and unable to meet their basic needs. Read more »

Africa: Working Together With Communities to Build Their Resilience in the Face of a Protracted Crisis

Statement by Patrick Youssef, International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Regional Director for Africa, following his visit to Burkina Faso Read more »

Africa: DR Congo Civilians in Firing Line As Use of Heavy Weapons Signals New Phase

A sharp uptick in the numbers of civilians wounded by heavy weapons in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is threatening to overwhelm health facilities already struggling… Read more »

Africa: Sudan - 2023 Facts and Figures

The ICRC has been present in Sudan since 1978 helping people affected by the conflict in Darfur, Khartoum, Blue Nile, Kassala, Al Jazeera, and South Kordofan. Read more »

Africa: Kampala - Prisons Conference Ends With Goodwill for Proper Maintenance of Correctional Facilities

"African prisons are faced with overcrowding, poor operations and maintenance presenting serious security and health challenges to inmates and warders alike, leading to human… Read more »

Africa: Senior Military Officers From Over 60 Countries Meet to Discuss Laws of War

More than 80 senior military officers from more than 62 countries have convened in Nairobi at a high-level workshop on the laws of war and their application in military operations. Read more »

Africa: Psychosocial Support Sessions Help People Overcome Traumatic Experiences

In the rocky and hard to reach villages of Sagal and Koransa, north of Adamawa State in Nigeria, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the Nigerian Red Cross… Read more »

Africa: Communities Return to Their Areas of Origin With a Shortage of Basic Needs

The armed conflict in Cabo Delgado continues to exact a toll on civilians and civilian infrastructure. Humanitarian consequences linked to displacement, the destruction of… Read more »

Africa: Somalia/Somaliland - Red Cross Visits Hundreds of Detainees in Las Anod

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has carried out its first visit to over 300 detainees in Las Anod on Thursday, August 31. The detained combatants were captured… Read more »

Africa: Displaced Families Living in Montepuez Resettlements Places Improve Food Production With ICRC Support

The majority of the 25 000 internally displaced people who received seed from the ICRC in October 2022 planted them in their fields. The farmers plan to use harvested seeds to… Read more »

Africa: 'Suffering Defies Comparison' - One Month of Devastation in Sudan

A month into the conflict in Sudan, Alfonso Verdú Pérez, ICRC's head of delegation in Sudan, sheds light on the pressing humanitarian needs and some of the challenges… Read more »

Africa: Communities Celebrate Clean Water in Ethiopia

A lack of running water was a daily reality for thousands of people in Roggee, a small town in Ethiopia's Oromia region. For years, misery spread in the township as people… Read more »