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Tigray rebels vow to pursue military advance in northern Ethiopia
Tigray rebels vow to pursue military advance in northern Ethiopia
by  AFP

Tigrayan rebels said Tuesday they intended to advance further into neighbouring regions of northern Ethiopia but were still open to peace talks after fighting erupted last week and put paid to a five-month-long truce. The renewed fighting shattered a truce announced in late March and has cast a shadow over international efforts to try to end the near 22-month conflict.

Kenya's top court lays out nine issues in vote dispute
Kenya's top court lays out nine issues in vote dispute
by  AFP

Kenya's Supreme Court on Tuesday said it had identified nine issues to determine the outcome of petitions challenging the result of the August 9 presidential election, including whether any irregularities were substantial enough to nullify the poll.

Xi: China's most powerful leader since Mao
Xi: China's most powerful leader since Mao
by  AFP

Xi Jinping, who is soon expected to be anointed for an unprecedented third term in office as China's ruling Communist Party (CCP) holds its 20th Congress, has become his country's most powerful leader since Mao Zedong. Xi has amassed seemingly unchecked power and a level of officially-stoked adulation unseen since Communist China's founder Mao.

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