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...
Lagos State Government has restated its readiness to commence the airlifting of year 2016 intending pilgrims to the Holy Land of Jerusalem,Rome and Greece.The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Home Affairs,Mr Adeola Hundeyin,who disclosed this today during the Dedication Service held at Chapel of Christ the Light,Alausa,said that the service signified the peak of preparation for the pilgrimage.Mr Hundeyin assured all the intending pilgrims that the State Government had put in place necessary measures that would make the journey a hitch-free experience.He urged the intending pilgrims to imbibe the spirit of patriotism and pray for the intervention of God in the affairs of Lagos State and Nigeria.According to him,''Keep to the guiding ethics,observe the Dos and Don'ts and be good ambassadors of this State and Nigeria''.In his remarks,the Chairman,Lagos State Christian Pilgrims Welfare Board,Bishop Sola Ore,enjoined the intending pilgrims to be open,learn new things and inculcate good values,stressing that ''Whatever you see in the Holy Land that is good,copy and replicate same here in Nigeria when you return''.
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