M23 fighters abduct 130 patients in east DR Congo: UN

Goma on March 1, 2025, after handing over the repatriated Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR) soldiers to the Rwandan government. [AFP]

M23 fighters have abducted at least 130 people from hospitals in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's city of Goma captured by the Rwandan-backed group, the United Nations said on Monday.

According to the UN, last week the M23 took 116 people from Goma's CBCA Ndosho hospital and 15 others from the Heal Africa hospital, on claims they were members of the DRC's army or pro-government militias.