VETERAN JOURNALIST AND FORMER NIGERIAN AMBASSADOR DELE COLE DIES AT 86.(PHOTO).

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Veteran Journalist and Former Nigerian Ambassador Dele Cole Dies at 86 Prominent Nigerian diplomat and veteran media executive Ambassador Dele Cole has passed away at the age of 86. Family sources confirmed that the elder statesman died on Thursday morning. A Distinguished Career in Journalism Cole built an influential career that bridged the worlds of media and public service. He notably served as the Managing Director of the Daily Times, steering one of Nigeria's most historical and prominent national newspapers at the height of its reach. Diplomatic Engagements in South America Beyond his contributions to Nigerian journalism, Cole was appointed by the federal government to serve as Nigeria's ambassador to two major South American nations, Argentina and Brazil. His diplomatic postings reflected the high regard he commanded within Nigerian foreign affairs and governance. His passing marks the loss of a key figure who made significant contributions to both the freedom of the pr...

DRC SAYS EX-PRESIDENT JOSEPH KABILA PLANNING 'GENERAL ATTACK' AFTER TEAMING UP WITH M23 REBELS. (PHOTO).


 DRC says ex-president Joseph Kabila planning 'general attack' after teaming up with M23 rebels


The government of Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has accused former president Joseph Kabila of planning a "general attack" after he teamed up with M23 rebels to take on Kinshasa's forces.


Kabila "has decided to formalise his widespread attack against the Republic," government spokesman Patrick Muyaya told AFP news agency on Friday, adding that "the choice to take up arms means killing Congolese in order to try to conquer territories".


"They want to launch a movement to give themselves a new face, but in reality the intentions, the macabre plans, the modus operandi are known," Muyaya said in an interview.


Kabila on Monday joined forces with the M23 rebels to head a new outfit, taking a more direct role in the rebellion ravaging the DRC's volatile east.


The new group — the Front for the Refoundation of the Nation (FRN) — was presented as a "politico-military" outfit that will "pool their strengths, resources and means" with the aim of "putting an end to tyranny by any means, including force."


It will be headed by Kabila with M23 rebel chiefs serving as deputies.


Kabila was condemned to death in absentia a year ago for "complicity" with the M23 rebels.


The 55-year-old Kabila, who ruled from 2001 to 2019, is accused by DRC authorities of being an initiator of the Congo River Alliance (AFC), the now dissolved political wing of the M23. Kabila has denied the allegations.

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