DR Congo conflict: families await prisoner exchange as fighting continues

Families in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo are holding on to hope as a planned prisoner exchange between the government and March 23 Movement raises the possibility of reunions with detained loved ones. More than 200 detainees could be released following negotiations held in Doha and an agreement reached in Geneva. But continued fighting in the eastern provinces of North Kivu and South Kivu is fuelling fears that the deal may collapse. In Goma, families say they have gone months with