M23 SAYS HUNDREDS OF BURUNDI SOLDIERS CAPTURED IN LATEST CONGO OFFENSIVE. (PHOTO).

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 M23 says hundreds of Burundi soldiers captured in latest Congo offensive The Rwanda-backed M23 group has captured hundreds of Burundian soldiers during its latest offensive in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, a rebel official said, as clashes continued despite a warning from the Trump administration. Last week M23 entered the strategic town of Uvira near the border with Burundi, less than a week after the presidents of Congo and Rwanda met in Washington with U.S. President Donald Trump and affirmed their commitment to a peace deal known as the Washington Accords. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Saturday that Rwanda's actions in eastern Congo violated the Washington Accords and vowed to "take action to ensure promises made to the President are kept". Rwanda denies supporting M23 and has blamed Congolese and Burundian forces for the renewed fighting. A United Nations group of experts report published in July said Rwanda exercised command and control over t...

MORE THAN 25 DEAD AS BOKO HARAM ATTACKS YOBE STATE.

Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau speaks at an unknown location in this still image taken from an undated video released by Nigerian Islamist rebel group Boko Haram. REUTERS/Boko Haram handout via Reuters TV                         According to sources,Boko haram gunmen attacked a Nigerian military base adjacent to a police barracls simultaneously in the northeastern town of Buni Yadi,killing at least 25 security personel.The attack occured late on monday in Yobe state.The attack occured not far from where the islamist insurgents shot or burned to death 59 pupils at a boarding school in February.The eye witness Mustafa said the militants arrived in an armored personnel  carrier and six toyota Hilux pickup trucks before dismounting and firing into the air.They fired rocket propelled grenade at both bases.At least 11 soldiers,14 police officers,including a female officer,were killed.The security source in Yobe state said 17 soldiers may have actually died.Yobe state police spokeman Nansak Chequam said he knew of the attack but that the details were sketchy.Cameroon also deployed 1,000 troops today and armoured vehicles to it's border region with Nigeria as it steps up its military presence to counter any arising threat from boko haram.

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