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...

GOV. BUNI FLAGS OFF DISTRIBUTION OF SALLAH CLOTHES TO 12,400 ALMAJIRIS ACROSS YOBE STATE.{PHOTOS}.#PRESS RELEASE.

 

The Governor had last week flagged off the distribution of food items to 246 Almajiri schools, targeting over 12,400 Almajiris across the state. 


During the flagging off ceremony that took place in Potiskum, today, the Executive Secretary of Yobe SEMA, Dr. Mohammed Goje  said it is part of Gov. Buni's drive to reposition the Almajiri system of education in the state. 


Dr. Goje equally said Governor Mai Mala Buni is willing to see Almajiris in Yobe are well dressed and well fed like any child in the state throughout the Sallah festival.

More photos below.

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