U.S IMPOSES SANCTIONS ON FORMER CONGO PRESIDENT JOSEPH KABILA. (PHOTO).

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 U.S imposes sanctions on former Congo President Joseph Kabila The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on former Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila for his support of ‌Rwanda-backed M23 rebels and for fueling political instability in Congo's troubled east. The U.S. Treasury Department said M23 and its political-military arm, the Congo River Alliance (AFC), had been stoking violent conflict in eastern DRC, resulting in the deaths of thousands of civilians and a mass displacement crisis. Treasury said Kabila had provided financial support to the ​AFC in order to influence the political situation in eastern DRC, while encouraging DRC troops to defect and join AFC forces. ​It said Kabila was working to regain influence over the government by backing a candidate opposed to the current ⁠leader. DRC Deputy Prime Minister Jacquemain Shabani welcomed what he called a long-delayed U.S. move against Kabila. "He is the instigator, the initiator, the architect ​of...

MODEL,JOAN SMALLS COVERS ELLE MAGAZINE,JANUARY 2014 ISSUE.

Despite Miss Smalls' own success, along with fellow models Chanel Iman and Jourdan Dunn, ranked 29th on Models.com, she admits that ethnic and racial diversity in the fashion industry is still 'challenging'           Joan Smalls is the first black model to be signed as the face of Estee Lauder,talks about racism in the fashion industry.the 25 year old Puerto Rico native,who is ranked as the number one model,speaks about the industry's lack of diversity,she said beauty is universal,these doors have to be opened.Chanel,Iman,a Victorian secret and Vogue regular revealed that she is often turned away by casting agents and designers who already have one black girl for the job.more photos below.                                                                     Joan Smalls, the first black model to be signed as the face of Estee Lauder, has spoken out about racism in the fashion industryPosing on the cover of Elle magazine's January issue, the 25-year-old Puerto Rico native, who is currently ranked the world's number one model by the industry's influential news site Models.com, speaks candidly about the industry's lack of diversity'There are people in the industry who are advocates, who support diversity. And there are people who do not. I don¿t get it. Beauty is universal. These doors have to open,' she said

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