Nearly 50 inmates escaped from a prison in southwest Democratic Republic of Congo

Nearly 50 inmates escaped from a prison in southwest Democratic Republic of Congo overnight from Monday to Tuesday, local sources reported. Prison breaks are common in the DRC, where most jails, built during Belgian colonial rule, are overcrowded and in disrepair.“Out of 104 detainees at Idiofa’s central prison, 47 escaped,” said Arsene Kasiama, head of

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