By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Le Monde
American Democrats win a Senate majority after James Talarico’s election in Texas and Adam Hamilton’s in Kansas, where the party had not won a Senate seat since 1932. The results confirm Democratic gains in Congress in the midterm elections, according to Le Monde.
Democrats won control of both chambers of the US Congress in the 3 November 2026 midterm elections, according to projections reported by L’essentiel and Bénin Web TV. They captured at least six Republican Senate seats, including in Texas and Kansas, and are expected to hold a majority in the House, leaving Donald Trump facing an opposition-controlled Congress.
🇺🇸 United States · Source: L’essentiel ·
The US midterm elections renew all 435 seats in the House of Representatives and a third of the Senate. Donald Trump’s Republican Party risks losing its majority in both chambers of Congress, according to results tracked in real time by Le Monde.
🇺🇸 United States · Source: Le Monde ·
In Texas, 37-year-old Democrat James Talarico leads Republican Ken Paxton in Senate polling, amid discontent over purchasing power and corruption. Texas has not elected a Democratic senator since 1988, Le Monde reports in the context of the 2026 US midterm elections.
🇺🇸 United States · Source: Le Monde ·
Abdul El-Sayed, a doctor and Democratic candidate for the US Senate in Michigan, urged voters to support him at a rally in Detroit. He defended his promise to make healthcare free for all Americans, France 24 reports on the eve of the Senate election.
🇺🇸 United States · Source: France 24 ·
Niger strengthens border cooperation with Haftar’s campNigerien Prime Minister Ali Mahamane Lamine Zeine signed a memorandum of understanding in Benghazi with Marshal Khalifa Haftar’s camp to strengthen cooperation and secure the border between Niger and Libya. This rapprochement with eastern Libya comes as Niamey also maintains relations with the authorities in Tripoli, RFI reports.The week in Africa
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