Two editors who have spent eight months in jail in the Democratic Republic of the Congo were suddenly released two days ago.
Robert Mintya and Serge Sabouang, editors respectively of the newspapers Le Devoir and La Nation, were imprisoned in March and have never stood trial.
They were detained with another journalist, Bibi Ngota of the Cameroon Express, who died in prison in April. All three were accused of forging the signature of the president's chief of staff, which they denied.
It was Congo's president, Paul Biya, who ordered their unconditional release.
Sources: AllAfrica.com/AFP
