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Following intense rainfall & flooding in South Africa, the EU is providing €200,000 in humanitarian aid to affected regions of Northern Cape, Northwest & KwaZulu-Natal. This emergency funding will support The South African Red Cross Society (SARCS) in providing shelter, healthcare, clean water, psychosocial


The IFRC Secretary General Jagan Chapagain has completed a productive four-day visit to the country, conducting extensive visits to #BishaCas branches and project sites, gaining firsthand insight into the SRCS operations. A few hours before his departure, while speaking to SRCS


Élaboration de sa première politique Genre et Inclusion. Un atelier stratégique s'est ouvert hier à Tsévié pour doter CROIX-ROUGE TOGOLAISE d'une politique institutionnelle de Promotion sur les questions liées à la Protection du Genre et de l'Inclusion IFRC Africa


on 23 June, I met with the Minister of Foreign Affairs for Guinea Conakry, Dr.Morissanda Kouyate. He praised IFRC Africa 's work & our support to the National Society, expressing his government's readiness to collaborate closely. Great to see such strong partnership potential.



When goat plague threatened a community’s livelihoods in rural Sierra Leone, swift action from trained Sierra Leone Red Cross Society volunteers & local authorities contained the outbreak before it spread. Find out more: bit.ly/40ig5pH #EpidemicPreparedness


280 The Gambia Red Cross Society (GRCS) volunteers were trained and mobilized to support @MoHGambia in distributing 1.5M+ insecticide-treated bed nets across The Gambia. Part of the “Accelerating Malaria Elimination” project funded by CIDCA via @IFRC. Volunteers raised awareness, guided



🇨🇩Heureuse d'accueillir Jagan Chapagain à #Kinshasa! Le SG @IFRC est en #RDC pour une mission de haut niveau de 4 jours afin de mettre en lumière les besoins humanitaires urgents, renforcer les partenariats et d'être solidaire avec nos volontaires de Croix-Rouge/RDC. IFRC Africa IFRC


In Panda District, Mozambique, 400 drought-affected families received vital aid from Cruz Vermelha de Moçambique - CVM, with support from @IFRC & American Red Cross, in the 3rd round of distributions under the Drought Emergency Appeal. However as Carolina from Djodjo said: “If what I received today

Our Regional Director, Charles Businge, has concluded a three-day visit to Guinea. The visit provided valuable insight into Croix-Rouge Guinée’s programmes and challenges, and reaffirmed IFRC Africa’s commitment to continued support. He met with H.E. Dr. Morissanda Kouyaté, Minister


The The Gambia Red Cross Society (GRCS) had the honour of receiving Mr. Charles Businge, the Regional Director for IFRC Africa, at our headquarters in Kanifing. Mr. Businge is on his first official visit to The Gambia since his appointment.


Our Regional Director, Charles Businge, is in #TheGambia for a three-day visit, warmly welcomed by The Gambia Red Cross Society (GRCS) leadership & volunteers. On the agenda: meetings with key partners, field visits to projects including on migration & the CIDCA -funded malaria initiative


Jagan chapagain s'est entretenu avec l'honorable Vital Kamere, Président de l'assemblée Nationale de la RDC sur la question de la promulgation de la loi de la protection de l'emblème et les divers appuis des autorités etatiques pour soutenir le travail de la Croix-Rouge/RDC. IFRC Africa


Today, The Gambia Red Cross Society (GRCS) handed over malaria medications to @MoHGambia to support the upcoming Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention (SMC) campaign. Valued at over USD 108,000 (excluding transport costs estimated at USD 35,000), these medications form part of the “Accelerating Malaria


The ECHO Programmatic Partnership in Madagascar officially concluded with a two-day workshop in Antananarivo, bringing together partners to reflect on key achievements, challenges, and lessons learned. Since 2022, Malagasy Red Cross, @IFRC and EU Civil Protection & Humanitarian Aid 🇪🇺 supported 150K+ people in 5




“We still have a problem with water and electricity and the rains have brought about many diseases like cholera and dengue fever.” Mrs. Aida Al-Sayed Abdullah, Secretary General of the Sudanese Red Crescent Society via BBC News (UK) on how people in #Sudan are suffering. Despite