Foreign fighters in Goma granted passage to Rwanda
Romanian mercenaries queue to be screened as they are evacuated from Goma, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo at the Grande Barrier border crossing on the Gisenyi side of Rwanda on January 29, 2025.
Photo credit: Moses K. Gahigi | Nation Media Group
At least 300 Romanian fighters who fought alongside the Congolese army in North Kivu have surrendered to the UN mission and been given a safe passage into Rwanda.
Rwandan military police received and screened them before handing them over to Rwanda immigration officials.
