{
  "id": 328106,
  "title": "DR Congo hands first prisoners back to M23 rebels under peace deal",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/dr-congo-hands-first-prisoners-back-to-m23-rebels-under-peace-deal",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-07T18:17:08.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "RFI English",
    "slug": "rfi-english",
    "url": "https://www.rfi.fr/en/africa/20260807-dr-congo-hands-first-prisoners-back-to-m23-rebels-under-peace-deal"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "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.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}