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...

LIEUTENANT COLONEL ISAAC ZIDA,NAMED AS BURKINA FASO'S NEW PRIME MINISTER.

Lieutenant Colonel Yacouba Isaac Zida meets with opposition leaders in Ouagadougou, capital of Burkina Faso, November 2, 2014. REUTERS/Joe Penney                       Four days after Lieutenant Colonel Isaac Zida restored the Burkina Faso's constitution,he was named Prime Minister.Zida declared himself head of state on November 1,after mass protests against President Blaise Compaore who then fled Burkina Faso to another country.The African Union had given Zida two weeks to restore civilian rule or face economic sanctions.Neither Kafando,a former Foreign Minister and Ambassador to the United Nations nor Zida,deputy head of President guard will be allowed to stand in next year's {2015},Presidential election,according to the terms of a transitional charter adopted last week

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