By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Le Monde
Democrats won several governorships in the US midterm elections, notably in Texas and Ohio, according to results reported by Le Monde. New Mexico will elect a Native American woman governor for the first time, while Republicans retain Florida.
US midterm elections brought several historic figures to prominence, including Abdul El-Sayed, presented as the first Muslim US senator, and Keisha Lance Bottoms, the first black woman elected governor of Georgia. The results came as Democrats regained both houses of Congress, reports Dakaractu.
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Democrats won control of both chambers of the US Congress in the 3 November 2026 midterm elections, according to L’essentiel, Bénin Web TV, Vanguard and Dakaractu. They won at least six Republican Senate seats, including in Texas and South Carolina, and secured a majority in the House, leaving Donald Trump facing an opposition capable of intensifying investigations into his administration. Dakaractu notably reports a projection of up to 55 Democratic Senate seats and details Elon Musk’s financial support for the defeated Republican candidate in Texas.
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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.
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Democrats have won a US Senate seat in North Carolina, reducing Republican control of Congress after the midterm elections. The result is part of their attempt to regain both chambers, according to France 24, which also presents the new US electoral map.
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Football: ten players who died during matchesThe death of Spanish striker Jesús de Miguel after a collision in Spain’s second division has revived memories of ten footballers who died during a match or after falling ill on the pitch. The list includes Nigeria’s Samuel Okwaraji and Cameroon’s Marc-Vivien Foé, reports Punch.The week in Africa
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