East Congo rebels abduct at least 130 hospital patients, UN says

An M23 officer inspects the convoy repatriating Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR) soldiers at the main border crossing between DR Congo and Rwanda in Goma on March 1, 2025.

M23 rebels launching an offensive in east Congo abducted at least 130 sick and wounded men from two hospitals in the city of Goma last week, the United Nations said Monday.