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DR Congo, AFC/M23 group agree to facilitate aid, release prisoners within 10 days

19 Apr 2026, 14:33 GMT By FRANCE 24
DR Congo, AFC/M23 group agree to facilitate aid, release prisoners within 10 days

The DR Congo government and the AFC/M23 group announced Sunday they had reached an agreement to facilitate humanitarian aid deliveries and release prisoners within 10 days. The Rwanda-backed AFC/M23 group has seized large swaths of territory in the eastern part of DR Congo since 2021.