DR Congo accuses Rwanda of ‘invasion’ as rebels seize town • FRANCE 24 English

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The Democratic Republic of Congo on Monday 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. FRANCE 24’s Clément Bonnerot reports from Kinshasa, DRC.

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