M23 SAYS HUNDREDS OF BURUNDI SOLDIERS CAPTURED IN LATEST CONGO OFFENSIVE. (PHOTO).
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...
A 23 year old Nigerian student has been hit with an iron rod in a suspected racist attack in Hydeeabad,south India just days after Africans protested increasing cases of racism targeting blacks in the Asian country.Damilola Kazeem was allegedly hit by a man described as his neighbour following an argument over the use of a parking space in the area.The suspect was subsequently detained.The Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj asked local authorities to probe the matter which came on heels of African diplomats cancelling African Day celebrations.The ninstry's spokesperson tweeted ''Reports of a Nigerian student injured in Hyderabad: EAM {External Affairs Ministry } @Sushmaswaraj,has urgently sought report from state govt,is monitoring the case''.Emmanuel Omurunga,chairman of the African Students Association in the state of Telangana,said: ''The situation in India is no longer safe for us.Even the police are not willing to help us when we approach them''.
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