Tag Archives: International Committee of the Red Cross
(IRIN) – Hunger in Mali has reached crisis levels in the northern Kidal Region and has reached critical levels in Gao and Timbuktu regions, according to food security agencies and the government’s early warning body. One in five households in … read more »
Posted in Mali, Special Reports, West Africa
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Tagged Gao, IndepthAfrica, International Committee of the Red Cross, IRIN, Kidal, Kidal Region, Mali, Timbuktu, World Food Programme
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The extraordinary resilience of Somalis in decades of conflict is honoured in a photo exhibition marking the 150th year of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement. The film uses interviews, historical images and archive footage to show how the … read more »
More than 100 people were killed in a violence-prone region of South Sudan when one tribe attacked another while cattle were being moved across land, officials said Sunday. Kuol Manyang Juuk, the governor of Jonglei state, said 103 people died … read more »
Posted in East Africa, South Sudan, Sudan
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Tagged Akobo County, IndepthAfrica, International Committee of the Red Cross, Jonglei, Khartoum, Kuol Manyang Juuk, Nuer people, South Sudan, Sudan
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The sounds of shuffling feet and the occasional wheelbarrow fill the air on the road to Goma, with hundreds of civilians in the Democratic Republic of Congo fleeing new fighting between rebels and the Congolese army. Many of them carry … read more »
Posted in DR Congo, News, Spotlight
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Tagged About Africa, Africa news, African History, African Maps, All Africa, breaking news, Democratic Republic Congo, East Africa, Goma, Indepth Africa Magazine, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthNigeria, International Committee of the Red Cross, Nigeria news, niheria newspapers, North Kivu, nothafrica, Rutshuru, Rwanda, Uganda, United Nations, West Africa
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A bomb went off outside the US embassy offices in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi Tuesday night, causing minor damage to its main gate. A US embassy official in Tripoli told BBC that no one was injured in the … read more »
Posted in Libya, News, North Africa, Spotlight
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Tagged 19 June, Africa news, African news, Benghazi, IndepthAfrica, International Committee of the Red Cross, Libya, Libyan, Tripoli, United States
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JUBA — South Sudan on Wednesday freed 14 Sudanese prisoners of war as a “goodwill gesture” despite weeks of fierce fighting along their contested border. “It is a goodwill gesture… on a humanitarian basis,” said ministry of defence official General … read more »
Posted in News, South Sudan, Spotlight, Sudan
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Tagged Egypt, Heglig, International Committee of the Red Cross, Juba, Khartoum, South Sudan, Sudan, Sudan People's Armed Forces
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Ouagadougou – More than 35 000 refugees from Mali have crossed into neighbouring Burkina Faso and Niger to flee fighting between Tuareg rebels and government forces, officials said on Monday. “Niger to date has more than 23 000 refugees from … read more »
Posted in Daily News Wrap, Mali, News, West Africa
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Tagged Burkina Faso, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, International Committee of the Red Cross, Mali, Mauritania, Muammar Gaddafi, Niger, Tuareg people, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
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A group of Chinese workers kidnapped by rebels in Sudan’s South Kordofan state 11 days ago were released Tuesday and flown to the Chinese embassy in Nairobi, a foreign ministry statement said. By News Wires (text) AFP – A group … read more »
Posted in News, Sudan
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Tagged Blue Nile, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, International Committee of the Red Cross, Khartoum, Malik Agar, South Kordofan, South Sudan, Sudan, Sudan People's Liberation Army/Movement
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Bamako – Aid officials say more than 15 000 people have fled into neighbouring countries since members of the nomadic Tuareg ethnic group launched a new rebellion against the Malian government last month. The International Committee of the Red Cross … read more »
Posted in Mali, News, West Africa
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Tagged Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, International Committee of the Red Cross, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Sahara, Tuareg, Tuareg people
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The International Committee of the Red Cross is denying accusations by a Somali insurgent group that it distributed spoiled food to aid recipients in southern Somalia. Earlier this week, al-Shabab announced it was permanently shutting down Red Cross operations in … read more »
Posted in East Africa, News, Somali
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Tagged Aid, Al-Shabaab, Ethiopia, Horn of Africa, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, International Committee of the Red Cross, International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, Red Cross, Somalia
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Mogadishu – Gunmen on Thursday killed a local aid worker and his driver in central Somalia, an official, elders and non-governmental organisation workers said. “We got horrible information saying an aid worker and his driver were killed. They were working … read more »
Posted in East Africa, News, Somali
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Tagged humanitarian aid, Ibrahim Ali, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, International Committee of the Red Cross, Medecins Sans Frontieres, Siad Barre, Somalia, WFP, World Food Programme
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December 2, 2011 by benim
Despite the claims of the National Transitional Council (NTC) of Libya that Saif al Islam Gadhafi, the apprehended subject of an International Criminal Court (ICC) arrest warrant that ordered his transport to The Hague, is in a secure hidden location … read more »
November 28, 2011 by benim
Zintan – Seif al-Islam, the son of slain Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, could develop gangrene if his wound is not treated, the Ukrainian doctor who examined the high-profile captive told AFP on Monday. “His injury is serious but when I … read more »
Posted in Libya, News, North Africa
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Tagged About Africa, Africa news, African History, African Maps, All Africa, breaking news, East Africa, Hague, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, International Committee of the Red Cross, International Criminal Court, Islam, Libya, Luis Moreno-Ocampo, Muammar al-Gaddafi, Murakhovsky, nothafrica, West Africa
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October 11, 2011 by benim
Tripoli – An official on Libya’s governing council says he believes Muammar Gaddafi is hiding in the south-western desert near the borders with Niger and Algeria, but denied allegations that the Tuareg minority ethnic group is protecting the fugitive leader. … read more »
Posted in Libya, News, North Africa
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Tagged Algeria, Bani Walid District, Gaddafi, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, International Committee of the Red Cross, Libya, Muammar al-Gaddafi, Niger, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigeria online, North Africa, Pan African News, Southern Africa, Tripoli, West Africa
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September 15, 2011 by benim
Cairo/Beirut – At least 13 mass graves have been found in Libya over the past three weeks, the International Committee of the Red Cross said on Thursday. The Geneva-based Red Cross said its staff “assisted in the recovery of 125 … read more »
Posted in Libya, News, North Africa
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Tagged Africa football, Africa Nations Cup, Best Soccer Players, bundesliga, champions league, Copa América, Europa League, FIFA, FIFA Women’s World Cup, football, games, Geneva, Human Rights Watch, Indepth Nigeria, IndepthAfrica, IndepthSoccer, International Committee of the Red Cross, International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, Italia Serie A, La Liga, Libya, Mass grave, MLS, Muammar al-Gaddafi, premiership, Soccer, sports, Tripoli, World cup, world footballers
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September 14, 2011 by benim
Benghazi – Benghazi hospitals face huge shortages as few antibiotics are left and cotton and gauze have run out, rattling the nerves of staff and patients alike. Many Libyan hospitals had long suffered from a chronic lack of basic medicines … read more »
Posted in Libya, News, North Africa
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Tagged Benghazi, Hospital, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, International Committee of the Red Cross, Libya, Muammar al-Gaddafi, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigeria online, North Africa, Pan African News, Qatar, Southern Africa, Tripoli, West Africa
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September 1, 2011 by benim
Food will be increasingly scarce in famine-struck southern Somalia until next year’s harvest, the head of the United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) said on Thursday. “We have not yet reached the peak of the crisis,” UNHCR chief Antonio Guterres told … read more »
There are growing concerns about the humanitarian situation in Libya after hundreds of dead bodies were found in a hospital near Tripoli. They were patients apparently abandoned in their beds at the Abu Salim building when fighting broke out last … read more »
Posted in Libya, News, North Africa
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Tagged About Africa, Africa news, African History, African Maps, All Africa, Andrew Mitchell, Arab League, breaking news, Department for International Development, East Africa, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, International Committee of the Red Cross, Liam Fox, Libya, Muammar al-Gaddafi, Nigeria, Nigeria news, North Africa, Pan African News, RAF Marham, Ronald Reagan, Southern Africa, West Africa
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Geneva – Only when Somalia becomes a priority of the international community will it be able to escape a cycle of famine and violence, the International Red Cross chief said on Sunday. “Somalia must become a priority of the international … read more »
Posted in East Africa, News, Somali
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Tagged About Africa, Africa news, African History, African Maps, Al-Qaeda, All Africa, Arab League, breaking news, East Africa, Horn of Africa, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, International Committee of the Red Cross, Jakob Kellenberger, North Africa, Pan African News, Prime Minister of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Somalia, Southern Africa, United Nations, West Africa
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As the Islamic holy month of Ramadan begins, Faduma Aden is fasting all day even though she doesn’t have enough food to celebrate with a sundown feast. The Somali mother of three, who fled starvation in her homeland, says she … read more »
Posted in East Africa, News, Somali
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Tagged About Africa, Africa news, African History, African Maps, All Africa, Arab League, breaking news, Dadaab, East Africa, Horn of Africa, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, International Committee of the Red Cross, Muslim, Muslim world, North Africa, Pan African News, Ramadan, Somali people, Somalia, Southern Africa, West Africa
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Dolo – Somalia’s famine will be five times worse by Christmas unless the international community increases its food aid, Australia’s foreign minister said during a visit to Somalia, even as the international Red Cross distributed 400 tons of food into … read more »
Posted in East Africa, News, Somali
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Tagged About Africa, Africa news, African History, African Maps, Al-Shabaab, All Africa, Arab League, breaking news, East Africa, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, International Committee of the Red Cross, Josette Sheeran, Kevin Rudd, North Africa, Pan African News, Somalia, Southern Africa, United Nations, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, West Africa, World Food Programme
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Malabo – Oil-rich Equatorial Guinea is banking on the African Union summit which it will host this week to refurbish an image tarnished by allegations of serious human rights violations. Its president Teodoro Obiang Nguema, who has ruled the country … read more »
Posted in Central Africa, Equatorial Guinea, News
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Tagged About Africa, Africa Cup of Nations, Africa news, African History, African Maps, African Union, All Africa, Arab League, breaking news, Convergence for Social Democracy, East Africa, Equatorial Guinea, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, International Committee of the Red Cross, Malabo, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigeria online, North Africa, Pan African News, Southern Africa, Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, West Africa
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NATO’s chief on Thursday slapped down a call from Italy for a suspension of hostilities in Libya and tried to reassure wavering members of the Western coalition that Muammar Gaddafi can be beaten. Italy’s ceasefire call exposed the strain on … read more »
Posted in Conflict/Tragedy, Libya, News, North Africa
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Tagged About Africa, Africa news, African History, African Maps, All Africa, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Arab League, breaking news, David Cameron, East Africa, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, International Committee of the Red Cross, Italy, Libya, Muammar al-Gaddafi, NATO, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigeria online, North Africa, Pan African News, Southern Africa, Tripoli, West Africa
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Malabo – There are no human rights violations in Equatorial Guinea, President Teodoro Obiang Nguema insisted Sunday in a speech here to mark his 69th birthday. “Why are we accused of violating human rights?,” the veteran leader, in power since … read more »
Posted in Guinea, News, West Africa
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Tagged About Africa, Addis Ababa, Africa news, African History, African Maps, African Union, All Africa, Arab League, breaking news, East Africa, Equatorial Guinea, HumanRights, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, International Committee of the Red Cross, Malabo, North Africa, Pan African News, Southern Africa, Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, West Africa
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Abidjan – At least 1 000 people were killed in western Ivory Coast during the five-month crisis that followed a disputed presidential election, the UN mission in the country announced on Thursday. “At least 1 012 people, among them 103 … read more »
Posted in Conflict/Tragedy, Cote d'Ivoire, News, Politics, West Africa
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Tagged Abidjan, About Africa, Africa news, African History, African Maps, Alassane Ouattara, All Africa, Arab League, breaking news, Côte d'Ivoire, East Africa, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, International Committee of the Red Cross, International Criminal Court, Ivory Coast, Laurent Gbagbo, North Africa, Pan African News, Southern Africa, United Nations, West Africa
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Geneva – The International Committee of the Red Cross says the Libyan war could drag on through the end of the year and it will need another $53m if that happens. The ICRC’s deputy head of operations for North and … read more »
Posted in Libya, News, North Africa
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Tagged About Africa, Africa news, African History, African Maps, All Africa, Arab League, breaking news, East Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, International Committee of the Red Cross, Italo-Turkish War, Libya, Muammar al-Gaddafi, NATO, No-fly zone, North Africa, Pan African News, Southern Africa, West Africa
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If the Ivory Coast, one of the most prosperous African countries, can be considered a template for political change on the continent, democracy can replace dictatorship only by means of a civil war. For the past 5 months, Laurent Gbagbo, … read more »
Posted in Analysis, IWPR, News, Politics
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Tagged African Union, Alassane Ouattara, Côte d'Ivoire, Indepth Africa Magazine, International Committee of the Red Cross, Laurent Gbagbo, Meles Zenawi, United Kingdom general election 2010
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The United States early Sunday called on Ivory Coast strongman Laurent Gbagbo to step down immediately, saying he was pushing the West African nation into lawlessness. “The United States calls on former President Laurent Gbagbo to step down immediately,” Secretary … read more »
Posted in Cote d'Ivoire, News, West Africa
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Tagged Abidjan, Africa maps, Africa news, African news, African tribes, Alassane Ouattara, breaking news, Côte d'Ivoire, Embassies and Consulates, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthNigeria, IndepthWorld, International Committee of the Red Cross, Laurent Gbagbo, News local news, United States, West Africa, World news
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JOHANNESBURG – The Roman Catholic charity Caritas says more than 1,000 people were massacred in a western Ivory Coast town. The U.N. mission in Ivory Coast says it has nearly 1,000 peacekeepers in Duekoue but no information of mass killings. … read more »
Posted in Conflict/Tragedy, Cote d'Ivoire, News, West Africa
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Tagged Abidjan, Africa maps, Africa news, African news, African tribes, Alassane Ouattara, breaking news, Côte d'Ivoire, Embassies and Consulates, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthNigeria, IndepthWorld, International Committee of the Red Cross, International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, Laurent Gbagbo, News local news, United Nations, World news
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International aid organisations are struggling to deliver humanitarian aid supplies to areas of Libya most affected by fighting, but have managed to bring in a few shipments in low-profile operations, aid officials say. Many officials say the most dire need … read more »
Posted in AIDS / Humanitarian, Libya, News, North Africa
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Tagged Africa maps, Africa news, African news, African tribes, Benghazi, breaking news, Embassies and Consulates, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthNigeria, IndepthWorld, International Committee of the Red Cross, Libya, Misurata, Muammar al-Gaddafi, News local news, newspapers, Richard Cook, Simon Brooks, Tunisia, World news
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