MORE THAN 100,000 CHILDREN HAVE BEEN DISPLACED BY THE LATEST ESCALATION IN EASTERN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO, UNICEF SAID ON SUNDAY, WARNING THE NUMBERS ARE EXPECTED TO RISE AS VIOLENCE SPREADS.(PHOTO).

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 More than 100,000 children have been displaced by the latest escalation in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, UNICEF said on Sunday, warning the numbers are expected to rise as violence spreads. Since Dec. 1, intense fighting has uprooted more than 500,000 people, with children accounting for over 100,000 of those displaced in South Kivu alone, the UN agency said in a statement released Sunday. It said since Dec. 2, hundreds have been killed in the fighting, and children have been among the victims, with four students killed, six injured, and at least seven schools attacked or damaged. The rapid escalation has forced hundreds of thousands of children and families to flee within Congo and into neighboring Burundi and Rwanda, it added. Many people fleeing the violence have crossed into Burundi, with over 50,000 new arrivals reported between Dec. 6 and 11, nearly half of them children, UNICEF said, adding that the numbers are expected to rise as more displaced are identified. “Chi...

9 GEORGIA COPS,FIRED IN CONNECTION WITH THE DEATH OF A NIGERIAN STUDENT,MATTHEW AJIBADE.

Mathew Ajibade                                                                 According to Georgia authorities who announced on friday that Nine Georgia cops have been fied in connection with the death of a 21 year old student in Savannah,Geaorgia.The sacks are related to the case of Matthew Ajibade,who died in an isolation cell on New Year's day,said Gena Bilbo,the Chatham County Sheriff's spokeswoman.Two of the nine deputies who were fired had been on paid leave.Ajibade who was from Nigeria,was arrested on January 1,after police received a phone call about a domestic disturbance.Authorities arrived and saw Ajibade holding a women under a blanket,according to an incident report,her face was bruised and her nose was bleeding.The Sheriff's office said Ajibade became combative during the booking process.His family has hired Mark O'Mark,a CNN legal analyst who represented George Zimmerman in the death of Florida teen Trayvon Martin.O'Mara said Ajibade had bipolar disorder.After Ajibade's death,the Georgia Bureal of Investigation and Internal Affairs Division of the Sheriff's office began separate reviews.The district attorney is still reviewing the case and will decide if criminal charges are warranted.The Sheriff's office also announced policy changes it intends to pursue as a result of the incident,including procedures that requires on site medical personnel to be notified when a person with medication arrives for booking.

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