CONVICTED WAR CRIMINAL LUBANGA ANNOUNCES NEW REBEL GROUP IN EAST CONGO.(PHOTO).

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 Convicted war criminal Lubanga announces new rebel group in east Congo A convicted war criminal based in Uganda has announced a new rebel movement intent on toppling the government in eastern Congo's Ituri province, creating another potential security threat in the war-scarred region, Reuters reported. The formation of the Convention for the Popular Revolution (CPR) by Thomas Lubanga, an Ituri native, comes as Congo's army faces an unprecedented advance by Rwandan-backed M23 rebels elsewhere in eastern Congo. The International Criminal Court secured its first conviction against Lubanga in 2012 on charges of recruiting child soldiers and sentenced him to 14 years in prison. He was released in 2020 and President Felix Tshisekedi appointed him to a task force to bring peace to Ituri. But in 2022 he was taken hostage for two months by a rebel group, which he blames on the government, and is now based in Uganda. In written responses to questions from Reuters, Lubanga said the CPR h...

INEC TO DEPLOY 5000 BVAS FOR EDO STATE GOVERNORSHIP ELECTION. (PHOTO).


 INEC to deploy 5000 bvas for Edo state governorship election


As preparations intensify for the upcoming Edo State elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has revealed plans to deploy over 5,000 Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) machines for the event.


The elections are slated for September 21, 2024.


INEC also emphasized its efforts to ensure a seamless and effective electoral process across the stateā€™s 4,519 polling units and 211 collation centers.


The election will involve 192 ward centers, 18 local government centers, and a state collation center in Benin City.


An INEC official confirmed, ā€œWe will be deploying more than 5,000 BVAS devices for the Edo State governorship election.ā€


In preparation, INEC has scheduled a mock voter accreditation for September 10, 2024, in Edo State to test the BVAS deployment and the electronic result upload process to the INEC Result Viewing portal.


Additionally, the commission has completed the installation and configuration of the BVAS machines that will be used on election day.

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