DR Congo hands first prisoners back to M23 rebels under peace deal
- ICRC facilitates first known transfer of detainees between Congolese government and M23 rebels in North Kivu.
- The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has released 15 prisoners and handed them over to rebels from the Congo River Alliance/March 23 movement (AFC/M23) in the east of the country.
- The release was announced by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), which facilitated this first known transfer of prisoners under last year’s Qatar-mediated deal to end the fighting in the region.
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- ICRC facilitates first known transfer of detainees between Congolese government and M23 rebels in North Kivu.
- The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has released 15 prisoners and handed them over to rebels from the Congo River Alliance/March 23 movement (AFC/M23) in the east of the country.
- The release was announced by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), which facilitated this first known transfer of prisoners under last year’s Qatar-mediated deal to end the fighting in the region.
Sources: RFI, Al Jazeera