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Historic leader Fidel Castro turns 90 in new Cuba Havana, Cuba | AFP |  Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro turned 90 on Saturday in an island transformed from the one he led for half a century. Both loved as a hero and hated as a dictator, Castro is one of …

Saint Petersburg, RUSSIAN FEDERATION | AFP | Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday pledged to reinvigorate ties after their first meeting since Ankara shot down a Russian warplane last November. Erdogan’s visit to Putin’s hometown of Saint Petersburg is also his first foreign trip …

N’Djamena, Chad | AFP | Chad’s President Idriss Deby, who began his fifth term in office Monday, is a warrior leader who seized power in a military coup in 1990 and is today set on crushing African jihadists. After 26 years as ruler of the vast African country, Deby took …

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | AFP |  East African leaders will gather in Ethiopia on Friday to discuss a regional intervention force to back up UN troops in South Sudan, an initiative vehemently opposed by President Salva Kiir. Regional bloc IGAD has raised the possibility of deploying an “intervention brigade” with …

NBS: Leader of opposition in Parliament Winnie Kizza warns locals in Rwenzori region against political and tribal divisions saying that they will ruin the future of the Kingdom. Kizza is currently in Rwenzori region on a three day visit for the first time since being appointed leader of opposition by …

Philadelphia, United States | AFP | Democratic power players Michelle Obama and Bernie Sanders offered contrasting heartfelt and hard-headed endorsements of Hillary Clinton Monday, imploring a riven and feisty party convention to unite against Donald Trump. As polls showed Trump ahead of Clinton in the race to the White House, …

Riek Machar replaced as South Sudan vice-president Juba, South Sudan | AFP | South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir announced on Monday that former rebel leader Riek Machar had been replaced as vice president, confirming signs of serious divisions within the opposition. Kiir said he had appointed Taban Deng Gai to …

Ankara, Turkey | AFP | The Turkish authorities will disband the elite presidential guard after detaining almost 300 of its members in the wake of the failed coup, Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said on Saturday. “There will no longer be a presidential guard, there is no purpose, there is no …

Fighting corruption will be high on the agenda when Ugandan leaders head to the National Leadership Retreat Kyankwnazi, Prime Minister Ruhakana Rugunda has said. “Corruption is one of the bottlenecks of government. Yes corruption will be tackled as one of the key issues at the retreat,” Rugunda told the press …

Washington, United States | AFP | Hillary Clinton will be anointed her party’s presidential nominee at the Democratic National Convention next week. But she still has a major announcement to make before the event: her choice of running mate. Clinton is expected to reveal her vice presidential pick by Saturday, …