ICRC escorts hundreds of disarmed Congo soldiers from rebel-controlled city
- On April 30, 2025, the ICRC began escorting hundreds of disarmed Congolese soldiers and police from rebel-controlled Goma to Kinshasa.
- This relocation followed a joint request from the Congolese Defense Ministry, MONUSCO, and the Congo River Alliance rebel coalition including M23.
- The personnel had sought refuge since January at a UN base in Goma, seized by M23 rebels who intensified conflict in eastern Congo since late 2024.
- The first convoy of 130 soldiers left Goma airport at 5:19 a.m., with the operation expected to last several days over roughly 1,600 kilometers westward.
- The transfer signals a coordinated effort to reduce tensions, with Kinshasa authorities taking responsibility and Congo and Rwanda aiming to draft a peace deal by May 2.
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ICRC escorts Congo troops from UN base in rebel-held Goma to Kinshasa
Hundreds of Congolese soldiers and police officers seeking refuge at the United Nations' base in Goma since the eastern city's capture in January are being transferred to Kinshasa, the International Committee of the Red Cross said on Wednesday.
Red Cross escorts DRC troops from UN base in rebel-held Goma to Kinshasa
Hundreds of Congolese soldiers and police officers seeking refuge at the UN's base in Goma since the eastern city's capture in January are being transferred to Kinshasa, the International Committee of the Red Cross said on Wednesday.
ICRC escorts hundreds of disarmed Congo soldiers from rebel-controlled city
The International Committee of the Red Cross says it has helped transfer hundreds of Congolese soldiers and police officers from the rebel-controlled town of Goma in eastern Congo to the capital Kinshasa.

Red Cross escorts hundreds of stranded Congolese soldiers from rebel-controlled city to capital
The International Committee of the Red Cross says it is helping transfer hundreds of Congolese soldiers and police officers from the rebel-controlled city of Goma in eastern Congo to the capital Kinshasa.
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