As politicians line up to accuse Rwanda of supporting the latest armed rebellion in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the militia at the centre of the storm continues to strengthen and expand its nascent political wing. In Rutshuru, the unofficial capital of the territory now controlled by Congolese insurrectionists M23, civilians and armed rebels mix uneasily in the streets
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