XI JINPING TO VISIT NORTH KOREA FOR FIRST TIME IN NEARLY SEVEN YEARS AS CHINA SEEKS TO REINFORCE TIES WITH PYONGYANG . (PHOTO).

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 Xi Jinping to visit North Korea for first time in nearly seven years as China seeks to reinforce ties with Pyongyang  BmChinese leader Xi Jinping is set to visit North Korea next week, marking his first trip to the country in nearly seven years as Beijing moves to strengthen ties with its nuclear-armed neighbor. The visit, announced by both countries, is scheduled as a two-day state trip beginning Monday. It comes as China seeks to reinforce its strategic influence in the region while North Korea continues expanding its relationships with other partners, including Russia. In recent years, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has deepened cooperation with Moscow, including sending troops and military equipment to support Russia’s war in Ukraine. At the same time, Pyongyang has also been working to repair and strengthen its relationship with Beijing, its largest trading partner and key source of economic support. Analysts say the timing of Xi’s visit highlights competing regional dy...

OUSTED SENEGAL PM OUSMANE SONKO RE-ELECTED PARTY CHIEF AMID CRISIS. (PHOTO).


 Ousted Senegal PM Ousmane Sonko re-elected party chief amid crisis


The speaker of Senegal's parliament, Ousmane Sonko, a powerful mentor-turned-rival to President Bassirou Diomaye Faye, won re-election as head of their party amid a political crisis sparked by their falling-out.


Sonko, who was sacked as Faye's prime minister last month, easily won a leadership vote at a congress of their Pan-Africanist Pastef party in Diamniadio, outside the capital Dakar, according to a text read out at the gathering.


Pastef said Sonko had unanimously won a vote of 583 party delegates.


Faye won the presidency after widely popular Sonko was barred from standing in Senegal's 2024 election.


Sonko anointed Faye to run in his place, then served as his premier.


But after months of mounting tension between them, Faye dismissed Sonko as prime minister on May 22.


Four days later, Sonko won election to his current post as speaker of the National Assembly.

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