By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on France 24
Brazilians will choose their president on Sunday between incumbent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Flávio Bolsonaro in a highly polarised runoff. Flávio Bolsonaro secured a lead of more than 2.2 million votes in the first round without reaching an absolute majority, according to France 24.
A poll by the Quaest institute puts Senator Flávio Bolsonaro on 51% of valid votes, against 49% for President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, on the eve of Brazil's presidential run-off. Conducted on 23 and 24 October among 3,702 voters, the survey also found a fall in rejection of Bolsonaro, according to Quaest.
🇧🇷 Brazil · Source: La Nouvelle Tribune ·
Jordan Bardella was re-elected president of the National Rally with 98.98% of the vote, unopposed, at the party’s congress in Orléans. The counter-demonstration held on the sidelines drew between 13,000 and 26,000 people, according to authorities and organisers, Agence France-Presse reports.
🇫🇷 France · Source: L’essentiel ·
The president of Nigeria’s All Progressives Congress, Nentawe Yilwatda, said Nigerians would support Bola Tinubu’s re-election at the launch of the party’s presidential campaign in Kaduna. He also mentioned rapprochements with the People’s Democratic Party and the Grand Progressive Alliance of All Nigeria, according to Leadership.
🇳🇬 Nigeria · Source: Leadership ·
Félix Tshisekedi has left it to the Sacred Union of the Nation to decide whether or not to initiate a constitutional revision, with 2028 set as the deadline for his possible stay in power. The Congolese president also discussed the security situation and tensions with Joseph Kabila, according to Lepotentiel.
🇨🇩 DR Congo · Source: Lepotentiel ·
Explosions heard in Riyadh before airport reopeningThree explosions were heard in Riyadh as King Khalid International Airport was due to resume flights after two weeks of closure. Authorities warned residents of an aerial threat, while Houthi spokesman Yahya Saree again described the airport as a military target, according to AFP.
Tshisekedi recentres diplomatic coordination on DR Congo's foreign ministryFélix Tshisekedi reaffirmed that the DR Congo's Ministry of Foreign Affairs is the main channel for diplomatic relations and the preferred point of contact for foreign missions. At the Council of Ministers meeting on 23 October 2026 in Kinshasa, he called for rigorous coordination of initiatives and agreements, according to the minutes read out by the government spokesperson.The week in Africa
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