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...

ANAMBRA STATE GOVT. COMMENCES WORK ON AWKA EROSION CONTROL PROJECT. (PHOTOS).#PRESS RELEASE.



State Government Commences Work on Awka Erosion Control Project....

By Okoli-Sunday

The Anambra State Government has commenced work on the Awka erosion control project.

Speaking to newsmen at Ekwueme Square, Awka, Engr. Ifeanyi Okoma, the Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure said that the visit was to officially handover the project documents to the contractor IDC Construction Ltd.

According to him, on behalf of Prof. Charles Soludo, we are handing over this site to you and we want to state here that the reclamation is very important to the State government.

Engr. Okoma said, "Anambra State is the erosion capital of Nigeria and land is one of the little resources we have and so it is like a diamond to us and this diamond is being taken over by the agents of nature. 

"The government led by Prof. Charles Soludo decided that we shall reclaim our land and if we don't do it now, definitely this whole places will be gone. We felt that your company can do this job and we hope that you will not disappoint us."

The commissioner said that the contractor is expected to handover the site in six months time.

On his part, the project Engineer for IDC Construction Ltd, Engr.Youssef Zchaib said that they had commenced the project by bringing their equipment to site. 

He assured that they will work hard to deliver the project according to schedule. (MOI)
One more photo below. 

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