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...

READ ORUBEBE'S APOLOGY SPEECH TO NIGERIANS BELOW,AFTER HE ACCUSED JEGA ON NATIONAL TV OF COMPROMISE.

                                 Godsay Orubebe,who was a former Niger Delta Affairs Minister,challenged the Independent National Electoral Commission {INEC} Chairman Attahiru Jega during the collation of election results in Abuja,accusing Jega of compromise.Orubebe took hold of the micro phone at the centre and sat on the stage while criticizing Jega's handling of the results collation.But last night after it was obvious that Buhari had won,Orubebe said during a 30 minutes press briefing in Abuja that he regretted his action for allowing his emotion to overwhelm him.Orubebe pleaded with Niger Delta youths not to perpetrate violence because of the election of Gen Muhammadu Buhari.''Election is a passionate thing and i really regret what took place during the results collation.I was unnecessarily pushed by Jega to get to that level.I want to apologise particularlyto young Nigerians that took up to take politics as a career to say that what happened was not intended to cause them any embarrassment.To Nigerians generally,i regret my actions as even an elder in the church and a leader the youngmen expected to see a lot from me and i believe that if there was any disappoint they got from me.I apologise to Nigerians and to the youths of this country.More photos below.                                                                                                                                                             

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