MORE THAN 100,000 CHILDREN HAVE BEEN DISPLACED BY THE LATEST ESCALATION IN EASTERN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO, UNICEF SAID ON SUNDAY, WARNING THE NUMBERS ARE EXPECTED TO RISE AS VIOLENCE SPREADS.(PHOTO).

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 More than 100,000 children have been displaced by the latest escalation in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, UNICEF said on Sunday, warning the numbers are expected to rise as violence spreads. Since Dec. 1, intense fighting has uprooted more than 500,000 people, with children accounting for over 100,000 of those displaced in South Kivu alone, the UN agency said in a statement released Sunday. It said since Dec. 2, hundreds have been killed in the fighting, and children have been among the victims, with four students killed, six injured, and at least seven schools attacked or damaged. The rapid escalation has forced hundreds of thousands of children and families to flee within Congo and into neighboring Burundi and Rwanda, it added. Many people fleeing the violence have crossed into Burundi, with over 50,000 new arrivals reported between Dec. 6 and 11, nearly half of them children, UNICEF said, adding that the numbers are expected to rise as more displaced are identified. “Chi...

CERTIFICATE OF RETURN PRESENTED TO PRESIDENT BUHARI AND V.P OSINBAJO THIS AFTERNOON.{PHOTOS}.

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     President Buhari receives Certificate of Return from INEC Chairman in Abuja on 27th Jan 2019
Certificate of Return 2: President Buhari and Wife Aisha with INEC Chairman Prof. Mahmoud Yakubu as he receives Certificate of Return from INEC Chairman in Abuja on 27th Jan 2019
Certificate of Return 4: President Buhari and Wife Aisha with Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and Wife Dolapo shortly after receiving Certificate of Return from INEC Chairman in Abuja on 27th Jan 2019.More photos below.
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