Two employees of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) were kidnapped on Saturday in Mali, the Malian branch of the NGO said on Twitter. “We confirm the kidnapping of two of our colleagues this morning between Gao and Kidal”, specifies the ICRC. “We ask not to speculate on …
Read More »Mali: two Red Cross agents killed in the west
Two Red Cross workers were killed on Wednesday after their was attacked by unidentified armed men in western Mali, Reuters agency reported, citing the organisation. Armed men on motorcycles opened fire on the vehicle in the region of Kayes, the Malian Red Cross said in a statement. The driver, who …
Read More »Ethiopia: ICRC worried about lack of medicine in the north
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has expressed concern about the lack of medicines and medical equipment in northern Ethiopia. The ICRC says in Amhara and Afar regions people with chronic diseases are dying every day and women are giving birth at home, as health facilities are not …
Read More »“Tens of thousands registered missing in Africa”, ICRC says
In a statement marking the International Day of the Disappeared, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said more than 44,000 people, 45% of them children, are currently declared missing across Africa. About 82% of those missing are said to be from just seven countries with armed conflicts. According …
Read More »Cameroon: a Red Cross employee killed in an attack
A Red Cross employee is reported to have been killed in Cameroon during an attack in Bamenda, according to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). Diomède Nzobambona, 62, was working on water and sanitation projects in the restive North-West Anglophone region. “The circumstances of his death have yet …
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