DRC agrees to free detained Rwandan soldiers

DR Congo President Felix Tshisekedi.

DR Congo President Felix Tshisekedi. PHOTO | AFP

The Democratic Republic of Congo will release two detained Rwandan soldiers as step towards easing growing tension between the two countries, Angola has announced following efforts to mediate between the two countries.

Rwanda had earlier claimed that the two soldiers were abducted as they patrolled the country’s border with DRC’s following conflict near the area, but Kinshasa had insisted that the two soldiers were captured and detained for trespassing into Congo territory.