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Long-stalled DR Congo prisoner swap gains momentum

A key step in the Democratic Republic of the Congo's fragile peace process could finally be underway, as a long-delayed prisoner exchange between the government and the AFC/M23 rebel group edges closer.

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00:01A key step in the Democratic Republic of Congo's fragile peace process could finally be underway,
00:07as a long-delayed prisoner 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 an exchange.
00:26Officials say the group does not include any senior rebel leaders and none of the 15 have been sentenced to
00:33death,
00:34although 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 Pandova,
00:50It is in precious hopes that we'll be in the prison zone,
00:53and what will be mentioned after the night of this process.
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