source: Aid Worker Security Database
actor1: Unidentified Armed Group (Democratic Republic of Congo)
actor2: Civilians (Democratic Republic of Congo)
location: Goma
notes: On 27 January 2019, unidentified armed men kidnapped 7 people, including 1 INGO national staff member, in an ambush on the road near Goma (Goma, Nord-Kivu). The aid worker was released hours later after the payment of a ransom.