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Drone strike reportedly kills at least 1 person in the eastern Congo city of Goma
The drone strike killed three people including Karine Buisset, a French UNICEF worker, amid ongoing conflict and accusations between M23 rebels and the Congolese government.
- On March 11, a series of drone explosions struck downtown Goma around 4 a.m., killing at least one person and damaging a house about 50 meters from former President Joseph Kabila Kabange's home.
- Bertrand Bisimwa said 'Currently, the city of Goma is being attacked by drones belonging to the Kinshasa regime' as AFC-M23 accused the Kinshasa government of targeting a house occupied by UN personnel and controlling Goma since January 2025.
- Witnesses and aid sources reported a killed UN staffer, Karine Buisset, French national and UNICEF employee, while casualty counts differ—AFC-M23 said three died but residents saw one body.
- Firefighters contained the fire and UN peacekeepers secured the neighbourhood, while Emmanuel Macron, French President, and Hadja Lahbib, European Commissioner for equality, preparedness and crisis management, condemned the strike; Kinshasa authorities have not yet publicly responded.
- The strike follows weeks of escalating drone operations, including a February 24 attack that killed Willy Ngoma near Rubaya, amid U.S. sanctions on Rwanda on March 2 over alleged M23 support.
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Drones hit Congolese city, killing French aid worker, rebels – UN
A spokesperson for the rebels said in a separate post that three people had died, including a foreign humanitarian worker. The post Drones hit Congolese city, killing French aid worker, rebels – UN appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.
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Congo: Three people were killed in a drone attack in the Congolese city of Goma, on the border with Rwanda. Among them was a French employee of…
An attack with at least two drones on Goma, the largest city in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and capital of North Kivu province, caused three deaths and an undetermined number of injuries this Wednesday morning. Among those killed is a French worker from the United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef) named Karine Buisset, as confirmed by the humanitarian agency itself and the President of the Republic, Emmanuel Macron. Both he…
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