PLAYERS, OFFICIALS INJURED AS RIVERS UNITED TEAM BUS CRASHES IN PORT-HARCOURT. (PHOTO).

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  Players, officials injured as Rivers United team bus crashes in P’Harcourt Nigeria Premier Football League side Rivers United were involved in a road accident on Thursday while travelling to Awka, Anambra State, for their President’s Cup round of 16 fixture against Nasarawa United. The club disclosed the incident in a statement, noting that the accident occurred along the Obiri-Ikwerre Airport Road on the outskirts of Port Harcourt shortly after the team departed from its camp. According to the club, some players and officials sustained minor injuries in the accident, but there were no fatalities or life-threatening injuries. “We wish to inform our supporters, stakeholders and the general public that the team contingent was involved in a road traffic accident on Thursday while travelling to Awka, Anambra State, for the President’s Federation Cup Round of 16 fixture against Nasarawa United, “The safety, health and well-being of our players and officials remain our utmost priority....

RWANDA PROMISES TO SIGN DRC PEACE DEAL IN US IN JUNE. (PHOTO).


 Rwanda promises to sign DRC peace deal in US in June


Rwanda's foreign minister says a final peace deal to end a crisis gripping the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo would be signed in mid-June in Washington, AFP reported.


M23 fighters, who UN experts and the United States say have received military support from Rwanda, have made rapid advances in the eastern DRC since January, seizing key cities and vast areas of territory in fighting that has killed thousands.


Last month, the DRC and Rwanda agreed at talks in the United States to reach a draft peace deal by May 2, raising hopes of an end to the crisis sparked by the M23's lightning offensive.


It raises questions about the US mineral interests in the region given the peace deal is tied to mineral deals with Washington.


Rwandan Foreign Minister Olivier Nduhungirehe told AFP news agency there was still no agreement on the content of the deal but the next steps would involve "consolidation of the contributions of the parties into a single text".


This would be followed by the "finalisation of the draft peace agreement by foreign ministers in a meeting to take place in Washington during the third week of May".


The process was expected to lead to "the signing of the agreement mid-June at the White House", Nduhungirehe said.


It comes a day after US special envoy for Africa Massad Boulos said on X that he had received "draft text on a peace proposal" by the DRC and Rwanda.


Previous ceasefires broken


"This is an important step toward fulfilling the commitments made in the Declaration of Principles," said Boulos, who is father-in-law to US President Donald Trump's daughter Tiffany.


Last month, Boulos visited both countries and called for Rwanda to halt support to the M23 and pull out troops.


Rwanda has denied military support for the M23 but says its security has long been threatened by armed groups in eastern DRC, notably the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda created by former Hutu leaders linked to the 1994 Rwandan genocide.


Since its 2021 resurgence, the M23 has seized swathes of the eastern DRC, displacing hundreds of thousands of Congolese and triggering a widespread humanitarian crisis.


Multiple ceasefires have been made and broken in the last four years.

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