REBELS TO WITHDRAW FROM KEY DR CONGO TOWN 'AFTER US REQUEST'. (PHOTO)

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 Rebels to withdraw from key DR Congo town 'after US request' The M23 rebel group has said it would withdraw from the eastern DR Congo town of Uvira at the request of the US administration, which had criticised seizure of the town last week as a threat to mediation efforts. The rebels entered Uvira, on the border with Burundi, less than a week after the presidents of Congo and Rwanda met with US President Donald Trump in Washington and affirmed their commitment to a peace deal known as the Washington Accords. US 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." A report by a United Nations group of experts in July said Rwanda exercised command and control over the rebels. Rwanda denies supporting M23 and has blamed Congolese and Burundian forces for the renewed fighting. Corneille Nangaa, leader of the Congo River Allia...

OAU STUDENTS,PERFORMS THE ''ORO'' RITUALS FOR THE LATE OONI OF ILE-IFE,YESTERDAY.

            I have been hearing of Oro all my life,but i really don't know what it really is,so yesterday wednesday the 12th of August 2015 some students of Obafemi Awolowo University {OAU},Ile Ife,gave us an insight on what the rituals is all about.The student mimicked the Oro festival just about the same time the traditionalists of Ile-Ife were also performing their rites on the passing of Oba Okunade Sijuwade.The management of the university had ordered the students to remain indoors yesterday wednesday in compliance with the directive of the council of chiefs of the Late Ooni of Ife,Oba Okunlade Sijuade.The Awara of Iwara Ife,Oba Layi Adereti on monday,10th of August,2015 said the Oro festival is the final rite of passage for the late monarch stating that wednesday between the hours of 9am and 4pm have been fixe for the final pronouncement of the demise of Ooni.Oba Adereti who is also the head of Oro cult in the entire Ile-Ife said that all residents of the ancient town whether male or female would remain indoor during the Oro rite.More photos below.                                                                                                                                        

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