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M23 rebels capture strategic mining hub of Walikale in eastern DRC

The town in North Kivu province is the farthest west the group has reached since the start of its advance in January

M23 rebels have captured a strategic mining hub in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, defying calls from the presidents of Rwanda and the DRC for an immediate ceasefire.

A Congolese army spokesman said M23 was in control of the town of Walikale. An officer separately told Agence France-Presse its forces were around 20 miles (30km) away in the town of Mubi.

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