France, Aug. 7 -- According to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), which facilitated the transfer, 15 detainees left the government-held city of Beni, in the northern part of North Kivu province, in a convoy on Thursday evening.

After travelling through Ugandan territory overnight, they were handed over on Friday morning to AFC/M23 authorities in Rutshuru Territory, in the south of the province.

The transfer took place as part of a peace deal agreed between the government and the rebels in 2025.

The handover represents one of the first concrete steps in implementing the agreement.

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