By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Le Monde
American singer Bobby Pulido, a star of Tex-Mex music, has been elected a Democratic congressman in a southern Texas district that voted overwhelmingly for Donald Trump in 2024. He is also due to compete on 12 November for another award at the Latin Grammy Awards, according to Le Monde.
Donald Trump says he does not receive a presidential salary and says he has substantial financial resources. He was responding to CBS News questions about the estimated nearly $3 billion increase in his wealth since his return to the White House, during an interview broadcast on 8 November.
🇺🇸 United States · Source: Tribune Online ·
Rwandan President Paul Kagame will make his first state visit to Cambodia from 13 to 16 November, on the sidelines of the 20th Francophonie Summit in Phnom Penh. He will be received by King Norodom Sihamoni and is due to sign agreements with Cambodian authorities on trade, investment, aviation and tourism, according to the Cambodian Foreign Ministry.
🇷🇼 Rwanda · Source: Rwanda News Agency ·
Mohsen Rezaï, secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, says Iran would strike distant US bases, including in Europe, in the event of a new US attack. He also rejects the transfer of enriched uranium out of Iran and denies negotiating with Washington, according to Al Mayadeen.
🇮🇷 Iran · Source: La Nouvelle Tribune ·
The 120 members of Israel’s new Knesset were sworn in on 10 November 2026, two weeks after elections that produced no clear majority. President Isaac Herzog called for unity, while opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot has six weeks to form a coalition, according to Africanews.
🇮🇱 Israel · Source: Africanews ·
Spain: tens of thousands demonstrate for housingTens of thousands of people demonstrated on Wednesday 11 November in Madrid and Barcelona for housing and purchasing power, following a general strike affecting several sectors. The nationwide mobilisation comes less than three weeks before early parliamentary elections and marks, according to Business News, the first mobilisation of this scale in Spain for fourteen years.
EFCC investigates 60 billion naira in AsabaThe EFCC is investigating alleged transactions worth more than 60 billion naira involving the management of the Federal College of Education (Technical) in Asaba, Nigeria. A Federal High Court order in Asaba on 13 November 2025 had instructed authorities to investigate and prosecute those concerned, according to Leadership.The week in Africa
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