Drone strike reportedly kills at least 1 person in the eastern Congo city of Goma
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GOMA, Congo (AP) — A series of explosions attributed to drones killed at least one person as the attack rocked downtown Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo, according to a spokesperson for the M23 rebel group and local residents.
The drone strikes Wednesday hit Lake Kivu and a private residence located about 50 meters (164 feet) from the home of former Congo President Joseph Kabila Kabange.
M23 blamed the government for the attack. The government did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
M23 said the attack killed three people, but the number could not be immediately confirmed. Residents said they only had seen a single body.
Karine Buisset, a French national and UNICEF employee, was in the residence and was killed in the attack, the M23 spokesperson and residents said.
French President Emmanuel Macron expressed condolences to the victim’s family.
“I call for respect for humanitarian law and for the personnel on the ground who are committed to saving lives,” he wrote on X.
Since January 2025, conflicts have flared between the Congolese armed forces and the Rwanda-backed M23 after the group swept through the eastern region in lightning attacks and seized key cities. A drone strike in February killed a spokesperson and senior official deeply involved in the operations of the rebel group.
The conflict, which has raged on despite a truce brokered by the United States and Qatar, has sparked a huge humanitarian crisis, with at least 7 million people displaced.