Rebels set to free Chinese hostages

Sudanese rebels have said they will soon release 29 Chinese workers held in the border state of South Kordofan, where the army has been fighting insurgents for months.

By The Newsroom

Published 7th Feb 2012, 00:00 BST

Rebels from the SPLM-North had kidnapped the Chinese construction workers last month in oil-producing South Kordofan, which borders newly-independent South Sudan.