DRC, rebel groups agree to release prisoners after peace talks in Kenya

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DRC, rebel groups agree to release prisoners after peace talks in Kenya

STORY: DRC, rebel groups agree to release prisoners after peace talks in Kenya DATELINE: Dec. 8, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:11 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of representatives arriving for the meeting 2. various of the meeting 3. SOUNDBITE (Swahili): UHURU KENYATTA, Former Kenyan President STORYLINE: The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) government and representatives of major rebel groups wrapped up a new round of peace talks on Tuesday in the Kenyan capital city of Nairobi, with participants agreeing on a raft of issues including the unconditional release of prisoners. The third inter-Congolese consultations resolved that prisoners without criminal records of atrocities or criminal convictions would be freed. Those who participated in the talks are committed to the cessation of hostilities, the release of child soldiers, as well as access to humanitarian aid. After the rebel groups accepted a ceasefire, former Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta who facilitated the talks said that

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