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Xi Jinping signals intent to remain in power by revealing politburo with no successor

A man walks past a roadside poster of Chinese President Xi Jinping after the closing of the 19th Communist Party Congress in Beijing. Xi Jinping has kicked off his second term as leader of the world’s second largest economy, vowing to spearhead the “great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation” and signalling his intent to tower over Chinese politics for decades to come.

At just before noon on Wednesday, Xi unveiled the new line-up of China’s top ruling council – the Communist party’s politburo standing committee – leading six besuited comrades out into a blaze of camera flashes in the Great Hall of the People. Read more HERE.

Kenya election rerun to go ahead after court fails to rule on delay

Supporters of opposition leader Raila Odinga ride on the outside of a ‘matatu’ minibus as they arrive for a rally in Uhuru Park in downtown Nairobi, which was later cancelled. Kenya’s presidential election rerun is set to go ahead on Thursday after the country’s supreme court failed to consider a petition to postpone the highly contentious vote.

Amid high tension and fears of violence, only two supreme court judges attended a hearing on Wednesday morning – three short of the five judges needed for a quorum. “This matter cannot be heard this morning,” David Maraga, the chief justice, told reporters in Nairobi, the capital. Read more HERE.