Tag: ICRC spokeswoman Elisabeth Cloutier

Three ICRC workers kidnapped in DR Congo

GOMA , DR Congo (AFP) — Armed men kidnapped three workers for the International Committee of the Red Cross in restive eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Tuesday, the aid agency said. The employees — who a local official said were of Congolese nationality — had been sent to work in Rutshuru in the south of turbulent Nord-Kivu province. “We’ve had no news from our three workers” since shortly after 9:00 am Tuesday, ICRC spokeswoman […]