FILE PHOTO: Democratic Republic of the Congo's President Felix Tshisekedi attends a meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden, at a Carrinho facility, near Lobito, Angola, December 4, 2024. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Rwanda's President Paul Kagame addresses a press conference at the Kigali Convention Center, in Kigali, Rwanda January 9, 2025. REUTERS/Jean Bizimana/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Democratic Republic of the Congo's President Felix Tshisekedi attends a meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden, at a Carrinho facility, near Lobito, Angola, December 4, 2024. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz/File Photo
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FILE PHOTO: Rwanda's President Paul Kagame addresses a press conference at the Kigali Convention Center, in Kigali, Rwanda January 9, 2025. REUTERS/Jean Bizimana/File Photo
(Reuters) -Rwanda-backed M23 rebels pressed deeper into Congolese territory a day after Congo and Rwanda's presidents called for an immediate ceasefire, entering the outskirts of the town of Walikale late on Wednesday, residents told Reuters.
Gunfire was ringing out from near the town's Nyabangi neighbourhood, said Walikale resident Janvier Kabutwa. An army source, who asked not to be named, said the rebels were battling soldiers and pro-government militias after overrunning an army position outside the town in a surprise attack.
