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Chad to hand over prisoners of war

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    Chad is holding 119 prisoner of war, including 27 Ugandans and about 10 Rwandans, after its withdrawal from DRC, according to Chadian Foreign Minister, Mahamay Saleh Annadif, quoted on Radio France Internationale on Thursday. The prisoners, who were being held in Chad, had been visited by the ICRC, he said. The Ugandans and Rwandans would soon be exchanged for Chadian POWs held by those countries under the supervision of the ICRC, while the remaining prisoners, Congolese rebels, would be handed over to the DRC authorities, Annadif added.

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