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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.(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...
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AT LAST WILLIAM & KATE NAMES THEIR NEW PRINCESS,AND ''DIANA'' WAS ONE OF THE NAMES.

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                         Kate Middleton who gave birth to her beautiful Princess on saturday May 2,2015 around 8:34am,have been named at last.Though after Kate Middleton gave birth,they said they have not settled on a name yet.So today monday May 4th 2015,William and Catherine have settled on a name for the princess but will only reveal it once William the Duke of Cambridge has informed his grandmother in person.So after William informed his grandmother,it was announced few hours ago that the new born will be named Princess Charlotte Elizabeth Diana.From the Royal news they said ''A change in the law in 2013 means that only the six people closest to the throne have to ask the permission of the Queen if they want to get married.And as from 2 May 2015,Princess Beatrice of York is seventh in line meaning she doesn't have to check with her granny the Queen first before getting married''.More photos below.       ...
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2 DEAD TODAY,IN BURUNDI PROTEST AGAINST THEIR PRESIDENT'S THIRD TERM BID.

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                  According to sources,today monday morning,two people have been killed in new protests in Burundi against their president's re-election bid.The protests started peacefully but got out of hand when protesters started attacking police with stones.The protesters are protesting over President Pierre Nkurunziza's bid for a third term.The protests resumed in Burundi's capital today monday after a weekend pause as thousands continued to protest the president's decision to seek a third term.It is the biggest unrest Burundi has seen since a civil war ended in 2005.The protesters want to force president Pierre Nkurunzinza to withdraw his bid for a third term,which may be seen as a violation of the Arusha Agreement that ended a civil war which left more than 250,000 people dead.One more photo below.                                        ...
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