11 Africa Forward Summit protesters released as prosecution withdraws case

Eleven of the 16 protesters arrested during demonstrations linked to the Africa Forward Summit have been released after the prosecution withdrew the case. At the same time, lawyers raised concerns over five foreign nationals still unaccounted for following arrests in Nairobi CBD, with another group of 99 Congolese nationals also freed after a separate case was dropped involving allegations tied to President Félix Tshisekedi.