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...

W.H.O,WARNS TODAY ABOUT THE FURTHER SPREAD OF zIKA VIRUS TO AFRICA & ASIA FROM LATIN AMERICA.

                                    The zika virus linked to a microcephaly outbreak in Latin America could spread to Africa and Asia,with the world's highest birth rates,the World Health Organization warned as it launched a global response unit against the new emergency.WHO on monday declared an international public health emergency due to zika's link to thousands of recent birth defect in Brazil.Anthony Costello,WHO director for maternal,child and adolescent health said today in a conference in Geneva that ''We've now set up a global response unit which brings together all people across WHO,in headquarters,in the regions,to deal with a formal response using all the lessons we've learned from the Ebola crisis.The reason it's a global concern is that we are worried that this could also spread back to other areas of the world where the population may not be immune.And we know that the mosquitos that carry zika virus-if that association is confirmed-are present...through Africa,parts of southern Europe and many parts of Asia,Particularly South Asia...''.More photos below.                                                                                                                                                           









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