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...

PRESIDENT ELECT GENERAL BUHARI,SAID ''I WILL FOCUS ON AGRICULTURE NOT CRUDE OIL''.

                         Yesterday sunday,General Muhammadu Buhari said these in Abuja while he was receiving Northern elders led by Nigeria permanent representative at the United Nations,Alhaji Maitama Sule,visited him.He said he would address the problem of unemployment as it was one of the biggest challenges facing the nation.''The biggest message is to try and persuade the people that it is not possible to change the state of affairs now.It took 16 years,and those 16 years,most of you know it better than myself,Nigeria earned revenue more than what it earned from 1914 till then.In the economy,we have to quickly turn to agriculture and mining because that is where you can do the quickest work and earn results.In other areas,you need to study them and dust all the books and studies and get people,experienced people,committed people,technocrats to come and help the government.They need to help the government to identify priorities so that with what is available to us,we can quickly make our people realize their hope for the government they have chosen''.He further said that for this administration to enjoy relative peace,security,job creation and infractructural facilities in place,the power sector was paramount.

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