Congo-Kinshasa: DR Congo Hands First Prisoners Back to M23 Rebels Under Peace Deal

[RFI] In a long-awaited operation, Democratic Republic of Congo authorities released 15 prisoners and handed them over to rebels from the AFC/M23 movement on Friday. It marks the first known prisoner transfer under a peace deal signed last year to end fighting in the eastern DRC.

ICRC facilitates first known transfer of detainees between Congolese government and M23 rebels in North Kivu.

BUKAVU, Democratic Republic of Congo, Aug 7 - Democratic Republic of Congo authorities released 15 prisoners and handed them over to rebels from the AFC/M23 movement on Friday, according to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), which facilitated the first known transfer of prisoners under last year's dea