U.S IMPOSES SANCTIONS ON FORMER CONGO PRESIDENT JOSEPH KABILA. (PHOTO).

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 U.S imposes sanctions on former Congo President Joseph Kabila The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on former Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila for his support of ‌Rwanda-backed M23 rebels and for fueling political instability in Congo's troubled east. The U.S. Treasury Department said M23 and its political-military arm, the Congo River Alliance (AFC), had been stoking violent conflict in eastern DRC, resulting in the deaths of thousands of civilians and a mass displacement crisis. Treasury said Kabila had provided financial support to the ​AFC in order to influence the political situation in eastern DRC, while encouraging DRC troops to defect and join AFC forces. ​It said Kabila was working to regain influence over the government by backing a candidate opposed to the current ⁠leader. DRC Deputy Prime Minister Jacquemain Shabani welcomed what he called a long-delayed U.S. move against Kabila. "He is the instigator, the initiator, the architect ​of...

PRESIDENT MUHAMMADU BUHARI ARRIVED THE COUNTRY TODAY AT ABOUT 7:45 AM.{PHOTO}.

Image may contain: 2 people, people standing                 President Muhammadu Buhari arrived the country today friday at about 7:45 a.m,51 days after he left the country on a medical vacation.Owing to the closure of the Abuja airport,presidency sources informed newsmen that his plane was scheduled to land at the Kaduna airport in the wee hours of friday,following which he was to be flown by helicopter to the President Villa,Abuja.
The sources also revealed that the president might address the nation friday after his long absence,in order to quell any concerns over his capacity to govern.The news of his return today friday was broken last night in a statement by his media aide,Mr Femi Adesina.Mr Adesina recalled that the president left the shores of the country on January 19 for a vacation,during which he was scheduled to undergo routine medical check-ups.
He said the scheduled vacation was however extended due to the advice by his doctors that he undergoes further medical tests.According to him,the president expressed gratitude to the generality of Nigerians in all parts of the country and beyond who supported him in their prayers and good wishes while he was away.Welcome back Mr President.
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