Terrorism: Two Red Cross workers killed in Mali
Two Red Cross employees were killed Wednesday in an attack on their vehicle in the Kayes region (Western Mali), the Malian Red Cross announced in […]
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DRC: M23 rebels released three military prisoners
The “M23” rebels have handed over to the International Committee of the Red Cross three Congolese soldiers they captured during recent fighting in eastern DRC, […]
DRC: A dozen displaced people killed in a camp in Ituri
Fourteen displaced people, including seven children, were killed Saturday in an attack by militiamen in a refugee camp in Ituri in the northeast of the […]
Côte d’Ivoire: First trial of Duékoué massacre opens ten years later
It was ten years ago, almost to the day. While Côte d’Ivoire was plunged into a violent post-election crisis, on 29 March 2011, pro-Ouattara militias […]
Gambia: A lull hoped for after clashes between Gambians and Senegalese in Sanyang
More than 250 Senegalese nationals, according to the Gambian Red Cross, fled the fishing village of Sanyang, about 40 kilometers south of Banjul, after clashes […]
Cholera kills 40 Congolese refugees in Uganda—Aid agencies
A cholera outbreak has killed about 40 people and infected more than 2,000 Congolese refugees in Uganda, International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent […]
Sierra Leone: mass burial begins, 600 still missing
A seven-day national mourning commenced in Sierra Leone on Wednesday as the West African nation starts burying hundreds of victims of the mudslide that swept […]