M23 SAYS HUNDREDS OF BURUNDI SOLDIERS CAPTURED IN LATEST CONGO OFFENSIVE. (PHOTO).

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 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...

SIX OUT OF THE 136 KIDNAPPED TEGINA STUDENTS DEAD-PRINCIPAL.{PHOTO}.

Six Kidnapped Tegina Students Dead


Six of the 136 students kidnapped from an Islamic school in Tegina Niger state have died of illness, the school principal said.


The abductors have demanded a ransom to release the students, kidnapped in May after an armed gang on motorcycles attacked the school.


The principal, Abubakar Garba Alhasan, said the kidnappers had called to say the children died from sickness and to urge that the ransom demand be met.


Abubakar Adam, whose seven children are held by the gang, said the abductors called the principal to demand a ransom.

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