UN SAYS 53 CONGOLESE REFUGEES HAVE DIED IN BURUNDI. (PHOTO).

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 UN says 53 Congolese refugees have died in Burundi More than 50 refugees fleeing fighting in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo have died in neighbouring Burundi, the United Nations Refugee Agency told Reuters late on Friday. Of a total 53 deaths recorded, 25 people died due to a cholera outbreak, the agency said, while six others died from anemia and other complications related to malnutrition, it said. The U.N. said it was working with the health ministry and other partners to investigate the cause of the other deaths. More than 100,000 Congolese have sought refuge in Burundi since fighting near the border intensified in early December and rebels seized the town of Uvira, the UNHCR said. Jean Jacques Purusi, governor of South Kivu province where Uvira is located, described the situation in Burundi as "misery" and "a crisis completely forgotten by the international community and media." Congo's state and social affairs ministry said it was leading a humanita...

GOV. BABAJIDE SANWO-OLU, FIFA PRESIDENT INFANTINO AT OPENING OF THE AISHA BUHARI CUP AT MOBOLAJI JOHNSON ARENA STADIUM, ONIKAN, LAGOS,TODAY.{PHOTOS}.#PRESS RELEASE.

 PICTURES: GOV. BABAJIDE SANWO-OLU, FIFA PRESIDENT INFANTINO AT OPENING OF THE AISHA BUHARI CUP AT MOBOLAJI JOHNSON ARENA STADIUM, ONIKAN, LAGOS, ON WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2021


PIX 1 L-R: Minister of Youth & Sports Development, Mr. Sunday Dare, FIFA President Giovanni Infantino and Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu during the opening of the Aisha Buhari Cup at the Mobolaji Johnson Arena Stadium, Onikan, Lagos, on Wednesday, September 15, 2021.


 

PIX 2-4 L-R: FIFA President, Giovanni Infantino, Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu and his wife, Dr. Ibijoke during the opening of the Aisha Buhari Cup at the Mobolaji Johnson Arena Stadium, Onikan, Lagos, on Wednesday, September 15, 2021.

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