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...

RWANDA'S KAGAME NAMES FOUR NEW MAJOR-GENERALS. (PHOTO).


Rwanda's Kagame names four new major-generals

Rwandan President Paul Kagame has named four new major-generals.

Rwandan President Paul Kagame has named four new major-generals, a statement from the presidency said on Tuesday.

The four are Ephraim Rurangwa, who is currently serving as the commandant of Rwanda's Military Hospital; John Baptist Ngiruwonsanga, the commandant of the General Headquarters; Denis Rutaha, the commandant of the Combined Training Centre and Vincent Gatama, the fourth Division Commander.

In June, Kagame promoted 17 senior soldiers from the rank of colonel to brigadier-general. Godfrey Gasana, the Deputy Chief of Staff of the Rwandan Air Force, was among those promoted to brigadier-general.

Eighty-three lieutenant colonels were promoted to the rank of colonel in June, while those elevated to lieutenant colonel from major were 98.

Two hundred and ninety-five captains were promoted to the rank of major.

 

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