REBELS TO WITHDRAW FROM KEY DR CONGO TOWN 'AFTER US REQUEST'. (PHOTO)

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 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...

DAY 5 ON BANANA ISLAND BUILDING COLLAPSE. (PHOTO).#PRESS RELEASE.



*UPDATE ON BANANA ISLAND BUILDING COLLAPSE* 

 *DAY 5*: Excavation has reached about 90% at the site of the Banana Island collapsed building. 




 Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) officials are at work on the site. The rubble is being excavated and taken to another area within the compound.


At the site are also Lagos State Building Control Agency (LASBCA) and Lagos State Materials Testing Laboratory.


The cause of the collapse is yet to be determined. Unfortunately, we have recorded one fatality – so far.


All those injured and taken to hospitals are doing well.


Gbenga Omotoso

HC, Information & Strategy


16/04/2023.

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