By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on France 24
Jim Jordan, an ally of Donald Trump, has been elected leader of the Republicans in the US House of Representatives, by 106 votes to 73 for Steve Scalise in a secret ballot. He succeeds Mike Johnson after his party lost both chambers of Congress in the midterm elections, according to US media cited by France 24.
Adrian Boafo, the son of Ghanaian immigrants, wins Steny Hoyer’s seat in Maryland in the US midterm elections of 3 November. In total, at least four Americans of Ghanaian origin were elected or re-elected, according to a tally by 3News based on official results.
🇺🇸 United States · Source: 3News ·
According to a Reuters-Ipsos poll, 71% of Americans want the new Democrat-majority Congress to enforce an end to the conflict with Iran launched by Donald Trump in February. A majority of 62% also support repealing tariffs, according to the poll, which was conducted over four days.
🇺🇸 United States · Source: Business Day (South Africa) ·
White House chief of staff Susie Wiles is leaving her post one day after the Republican defeat in the midterm elections. Of the eight women holding key posts at the start of his second term, only three remain, according to AFP.
🇺🇸 United States · Source: IOL ·
Russian and Ukrainian officials met on Tuesday 10 November in the first talks held under US auspices since February. The resumption follows Donald Trump’s claim that a comprehensive agreement to end the war in Ukraine was possible, according to France 24.
🇷🇺 Russia · Source: France 24 ·
US charges three alleged Iranian agents over plot against British RAF Fairford baseThe US Department of Justice on Tuesday charged three men it describes as Iranian agents in a terrorist plot targeting the British RAF Fairford air base in England in September. According to prosecutors, one of the suspects instructed individuals to drive vans to the base, some of which were carrying fuel barrels. The base housed US military aircraft and personnel, according to France 24.The week in Africa
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