Qatar mediated an agreement leading to the prisoner releases, which involved prisoners traveling through Uganda to reach the handover point in North Kivu.
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Updated Aug 7
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What happened
Qatar mediated an agreement leading to the prisoner releases, which involved prisoners traveling through Uganda to reach the handover point in North Kivu.
Who's involved
What this event is mainly aboutHow it developed
Newest first. Tap a step to see who reported it.- A peace process has been agreed under the Doha framework, leading to the release of detainees in the DRC, with transit through Uganda and the ICRC acting as neutral intermediary.Sub-event
Prisoner transfer facilitated by Qatar involving transit through Uganda to North Kivu.1 source
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The entities involved
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Qatar
country in West Asia
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Democratic Republic of the Congo
country in Central Africa
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Uganda
country in East Africa
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