M23 SAYS HUNDREDS OF BURUNDI SOLDIERS CAPTURED IN LATEST CONGO OFFENSIVE. (PHOTO).

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 M23 says hundreds of Burundi soldiers captured in latest Congo offensive The Rwanda-backed M23 group has captured hundreds of Burundian soldiers during its latest offensive in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, a rebel official said, as clashes continued despite a warning from the Trump administration. Last week M23 entered the strategic town of Uvira near the border with Burundi, less than a week after the presidents of Congo and Rwanda met in Washington with U.S. President Donald Trump and affirmed their commitment to a peace deal known as the Washington Accords. U.S. 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". Rwanda denies supporting M23 and has blamed Congolese and Burundian forces for the renewed fighting. A United Nations group of experts report published in July said Rwanda exercised command and control over t...

LASEMA,ADOPTS SURVEILLANCE/ADVOCACY STRATEGIES TO PREVENT DISASTER.

                  As part of efforts geared towards reducing disaster risks in Lagos State,the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency {LASEMA} has adopted monitoring and surveillance of domestic,industrial aand public facilities into its main activity of disaster management.Speaking with newsmen on the activities of the Surveillance and monitoring Unit of the Agency,LASEMA General Manager,Mr. Michael Akindele,explained that the shift from search and rescue to disaster risk reduction,through emergency prevention,mitigation,early warning and advocacy are new strategies in disaster management.He explained that the new approach is a practical one to reducing emergencies/disasters thereby reducing the huge expenses borne by the State Government on relief assistance to victims of disasters.Akindele stated that the Agency is taking proactive steps to carry out immediate monitoring/inspection of reported distressed and thereafter work in partnership with other government Agencies to prevent disasters from occurring.The LASEMA boss thanked the public for their support through prompt calls on danger signs,noting that the public play pivotal role in disaster mitigation/prevention and consequently reducing hazards ,risks and vulnerabilities by ensuring that distress calls on emerging hazards and risks are relayed to the Agency.According to him,the Agency has continued to receive relevant information through the toll free line 767/112 ,such as dilapidated and structurally defective buildings,schools,among others that could degenerate into future disasters.One more photo below.                                                                                                                                                               

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