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M23 rebels remain in eastern DR Congo town despite announcing withdrawal

A soldier of the M23 movement supervises as motorcycle taxi drivers sift through abandoned military items looking for weapons and unoxploded ammunitions at the port of Goma, on February 18, 2025. [AFP]

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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