CHIKUN/KAJURU REP, HON. FIDELIX BAGUDU, ANNOUNCES NEW APPOINTMENTS TO STRENGTHEN INCLUSIVE GOVERNANCE. (PHOTO).

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  Chikun/Kajuru Rep, Hon. Fidelix Bagudu, Announces New Appointments To Strengthen Inclusive Governance The Honourable Member representing the Chikun/Kajuru Federal Constituency, Hon. Fidelix Joseph Bagudu, has announced a wide-ranging list of new appointments aimed at deepening inclusive governance and enhancing representation across the constituency. The appointments, which take immediate effect, were unveiled in alignment with Kaduna State Governor Senator Uba Sani’s commitment to participatory governance. According to the lawmaker’s office, the list reflects deliberate efforts to ensure fair representation of all wards, communities, and interest groups across Chikun and Kajuru Local Government Areas (LGAs). A statement issued by the Media and Publicity Directorate noted that the move also fulfills the Honourable Member’s campaign pledge to integrate every segment of the constituency into the decision-making and governance structure. The appointments cover several categories, in...

ADF REBELS KILL AT LEAST 21 IN DRC DURING CHRISTMAS WEEK. (PHOTO).


 ADF rebels kill at least 21 in DRC during Christmas week


ADF rebels have killed at least 21 people over Christmas week in the conflict-riven eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, local sources told AFP.


The attacks all took place close to Manguredjipa, a town known for its rich mineral deposits whose environs are regularly targeted by the ADF.


On December 21, ADF rebels made an incursion into the village of Robinet, in the Bapere sector of North Kivu province.


"They killed six people on the spot, then on December 22 they arrived at the neighbouring village we call Kodjo where they killed 12 people," Macaire Sivikunula, a representative for the Bapere sector's governor, told AFP.


Then on Christmas Day itself, ADF fighters "arrived seven kilometres (four miles) from Manguredjipa in the village called Makele and killed three people," Sivikunula added.


Multiple separate local sources confirmed the dates, locations and tolls of these attacks to AFP.


Originally from Uganda, the ADF, or Allied Democratic Forces, have been present since the mid-1990s in the DRC's restive northeast, where its fighters have killed thousands of civilians.


In 2019, the ADF pledged allegiance to a foreign terrorist group.


The foreign terrorist organisation often claims responsibility for some of the rebel group's attacks.


At the end of 2021, Uganda and the DRC launched a joint military operation against the ADF.


Baptised "Shujaa", that offensive has so far proved unsuccessful in putting an end to their attacks.


Both armies have pushed the rebels back into remote and inaccessible areas, where local civilians are often at the mercy of their particularly violent methods.


Sivikunula said the Ugandan and Congolese armies were present and at work in Manguredjipa.


"But as the rebels are scattered in small groups of dispersed fighters, it's really difficult to pinpoint their location," he added.


North Kivu province also faces a separate rebel insurgency further south, with the Rwanda-backed M23 movement and the DRC's army locked in fighting all week following the failure of a peace summit in mid-December.


Home to vast mineral resources, the eastern DRC has been plagued by infighting between various armed groups for decades.

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