By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on France 24
Israeli President Isaac Herzog has received the certified election results and is beginning consultations to form a government. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud and Gadi Eisenkot’s party are negotiating coalitions, according to France 24 Afrique.
All Israeli opposition parties have backed Gadi Eisenkot to replace Benjamin Netanyahu as prime minister. His bloc has 48 seats against 53 for Netanyahu’s alliance, while Arab parties hold 19 decisive seats, France 24 reports.
🇮🇱 Israel · Source: Nile Post ·
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 ·
Donald Trump said he could move to Israel and become its prime minister if Americans grew tired of him. The US president, who also claimed 99% popularity in Israel without citing a poll, made the remarks during a phone interview with Fox News, according to La Nouvelle Tribune.
🇺🇸 United States · Source: La Nouvelle Tribune ·
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.
🇺🇸 United States · Source: Le Monde ·
Spanish police investigate after Jesús de Miguel’s deathSpanish police have opened an involuntary manslaughter investigation into Jesús Owono, FC Andorra goalkeeper, after the death of Jesús de Miguel, a Tenerife striker, following a collision during a match. The proceedings will be coordinated by a judge, according to El País, cited by Africa Top Sports.
Guinea dismisses 479 local officials in SiguiriGuinea’s Minister of Territorial Administration has dismissed 479 district and neighbourhood presidents in Siguiri, accusing them of facilitating illegal gold panning and the degradation of land and natural resources. Legal proceedings have been announced against those involved, according to the ministerial decision signed on 3 November 2026.The week in Africa
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