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M23 remain in eastern DR Congo town despite announcing withdrawal

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 Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani(C) meeting with Rwandan leader Paul Kagame (L) and DRC President Felix Tshisekedi in Doha on March 18, 2025. [Photo, Qatari Ministry of Foreign Affairs]

The M23 armed group on Sunday was keeping hold of the town of Walikale which it recently captured in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, despite announcing it planned to withdraw to further peace talks.

The Rwanda-backed outfit announced on Saturday that it was "repositioning its forces" outside the outskirts of Walikale to help create the right conditions for "peace and political dialogue".

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