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Democratic Republic of Congo accuses Rwanda of border town capture

A group of Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) asylum-seekers carrying their belongings walk past a truck reading "PEACE" at the Bunagana border point in Uganda, on November 10, 2021 following a deadly fight between M23 rebels and DRC troops. AFP - BADRU KATUMBA

The Democratic Republic of Congo has accused Rwanda of an "invasion" after rebels it says receive support from Kigali overran a major trading post on the Ugandan border.

Fighters from the M23 rebel group seized the town of Bunagana in eastern North Kivu province as some government forces retreated into Uganda, local sources said.

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