This week's announcement by Niger's Ministry of Foreign Affairs to effectively ban the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) came unexpectedly, apparently without any prior warning.

The Foreign Affairs ministry asked the ICRC to leave the country after denouncing certain agreements, a civil society source in Niger told RFI. Some foreigners working with the NGO in Niger have ...

The military junta in Niger has ordered the International Committee of the Red Cross to leave the country. The regime, which has made sovereignty a key issue, did not give any details about the ...

The ICRC continues to raise its concerns about the way hostage and detainee releases are carried out. Despite repeatedly calling for all transfers to be carried out in a dignified and private manner, ...

The military junta in Niger has ordered the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to leave the country, without providing an official reason for the decision. Read more » ...

The International Committee of the Red Cross, ICRC, has expressed deep concern over the welfare of the remaining hostages held by Hamas in Gaza, urging urgent access to assess their conditions.