REBELS TO WITHDRAW FROM KEY DR CONGO TOWN 'AFTER US REQUEST'. (PHOTO)
Rebels to withdraw from key DR Congo town 'after US request' The M23 rebel group has said it would withdraw from the eastern DR Congo town of Uvira at the request of the US administration, which had criticised seizure of the town last week as a threat to mediation efforts. The rebels entered Uvira, on the border with Burundi, less than a week after the presidents of Congo and Rwanda met with US President Donald Trump in Washington and affirmed their commitment to a peace deal known as the Washington Accords. US 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." A report by a United Nations group of experts in July said Rwanda exercised command and control over the rebels. Rwanda denies supporting M23 and has blamed Congolese and Burundian forces for the renewed fighting. Corneille Nangaa, leader of the Congo River Allia...
A final year Computer Science student of the Anambra State University,Mohammed Umar,was shot dead on his way from a Students Union event on friday according to a Facebook User {Ikejiuba Olivis} who posted the news on her wall.It is still unclear as to why the deceased was shot and who perpetrators of the acts are.The facebook user Ikejiuba Olivia wrote ''Its still a shock to me...My Mohammed...We went to sug nite together...we had fun....on our way back home...U were murdered....I don't have much to say but rip dear friend...I can still remember all DAT u told me DAT evening.#iwillnevaforgetyhu#mohammedumar#goinpeace.One more photo below.
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