Group cites unilateral ceasefire that it declared on Feb. 22 and need to create favorable conditions for dialogue to resolve conflict in Congo - Anadolu Ajansı

Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have entered the centre of the eastern Congo town of Walikale, a local activist and an M23 source said on Thursday, expanding the insurgents' presence deep into the Congolese interior despite renewed calls for a ceasefire.

The government said it hoped the move would be translated into concrete action, after M23 this week pulled out of planned talks with Congolese authorities at the last minute due to EU sanctions on som