00:01A key step in the Democratic Republic of Congo's fragile peace process could finally be underway as a long-delayed
00:08prisoner exchange between the government and the M23 rebel group edges closer.
00:14Fifteen men linked to the rebel group have been transferred from prisons in Kinshasa to the eastern city of Benin,
00:21where they have been waiting for weeks ahead of the first phase of the exchange.
00:26Officials say the group does not include any senior rebel leaders and none of the 15 have been sentenced to
00:33death, although other inmates on the rider exchange list remain on death row.
00:38The process has stalled for months, with government sources citing health concerns as one of the main reasons for the
00:44delay.
00:45The Red Cross is expected to oversee the next stage of the handover, raising cautious hopes that a vote for
00:52in the prison sort could help give the momentum for the wider peace process.
01:00The Red Cross is for the next stage.
01:03A key step in the
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