African Union and ICRC Marks 30 years of Partnership on Humanitarian Issues ICRC has 35 offices across Africa, employs some 8000 staff and spends close to 800million US dollars annually on various humanitarian activities in Africa GENEVA, Switzerland, May 20, 2022/APO Group/ -- Africa accounts for about 14 percent of the world's human population. Over the years, Africa's journey to progress has been hampered by political instability and violence in many regions.