Rwanda-backed M23 fighters have seized another key town in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. The rebel group entered the mining hub of Walikale on Wednesday. M23’s latest advance comes after Congolese President Félix Tshisekedi and Rwandan President Paul Kagame called for an immediate ceasefire in the eastern DRC, following peace talks in Doha mediated by Qatar’s government. But M23 leaders are not backing down.

Corneille Nangaa: “They have put prices on our arrest. We have nothing more to lose. We will fight until our cause is heard. Meanwhile, what happened in Doha, as long as we don’t know the details and as long as it doesn’t solve our problems, we will say it does not concern us.”