UN peacekeepers stand guard near a residence damaged by a drone strike in Goma, eastern DR Congo, on March 11, 2026. (Photo: AFP)GOMA - A French aid worker for the UN children’s agency has been killed in an air strike in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo in a city controlled by the Rwanda-backed M23 militia. “A French Unicef humanitarian worker has been killed in Goma. Colleagues and those close to the French aid worker emotionally had gathered at the site. In early March, the M23 announced the death of one of its spokesmen, Willy Ngoma, in a drone strike near the Rubaya mine in North Kivu province.

Source: Bangkok Post March 11, 2026 19:03 UTC