Cameroon: Open Wounds - Hadja Bintou Has Never Been Able to Find Stability in Her New Environment After She Fled From Her Village Because of Violence

It is in the neighbourhood of Sararé Lougueo--in the Far North capital city of Maroua in Cameroon--that Hadja Bintou, together with her husband and their seven children… Read more »

Mozambique: Cyclone - '90% of Beira and Surrounds Damaged or Destroyed'

The scale of damage caused by cyclone Idai that hit the Mozambican city of Beira is massive and horrifying. This is the initial assessment of a team of International Federation of… Read more »

Guinea Bissau: Recovering From the Storm

Under heavy rain, Ica Lopes Da Silva, accompanied by her son Julio Cesar, tries to carry, towards a rented tricycle motorbike, the items she has just received from the Red Cross of… Read more »

Nigeria: Red Cross Responding to Urgent Needs of Displaced Communities Following Devastating Floods

Yahaya Musa sits inside his shanty temporary shelter he has constructed next to his flooded home. A few precious belongings are stacked next to the draped tarpaulin walls. He will… Read more »

Africa: Ebola - Breaking the Deadly Chain of Transmission

The Red Cross and Red Crescent are working hard to contain Democratic Republic of Congo's 10th Ebola outbreak, with a special focus on breaking the deadly virus' chain of… Read more »

Mauritania: Urgent Action Needed As Food Insecurity Grips Communities

Mingui is dry. On the long road leading to this village in Magta Lajar, in Mauritania, pastures for livestock have vanished and there is no body of water to be seen. The landscape… Read more »

West Africa: As Millions Face Hunger in Sahel, More Accountability Is Needed to Attract Support, Warns Red Cross President

About 5.8 million people across Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania, Niger and Senegal are struggling to get enough food and require immediate assistance. To respond to their… Read more »