By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Le Monde
Judges at Poland’s Constitutional Tribunal have removed its contested president after President Karol Nawrocki refused to approve judicial appointments. Police intervened on Friday, amid an institutional crisis pitting the head of state against Prime Minister Donald Tusk’s camp, according to Le Monde.
Polish President Karol Nawrocki ordered police to lift the blockade around the Constitutional Tribunal imposed by Donald Tusk’s government. He urgently summoned representatives of parliamentary groups to try to stabilise the situation, Polish news agency PAP reports.
🇵🇱 Poland · Source: Expresso das Ilhas ·
Poland’s president is to meet the parties on Saturday after the suspension of Constitutional Tribunal president Bogdan Swieczkowski. The suspension is fuelling a standoff between the conservative Law and Justice party, which appointed him, and Donald Tusk’s centrist government, reports Le Monde.
🇵🇱 Poland · Source: Le Monde ·
Polish President Karol Nawrocki cancelled his visit to Senegal on 30 October as his plane was heading towards Dakar; the aircraft turned back over Spain and returned to Warsaw. The decision follows a crisis at Poland’s Constitutional Tribunal, where judge Anna Korwin Piotrowska suspended the institution’s president, Seneweb reports.
🇸🇳 Senegal · Source: Seneweb ·
Donald Trump reaffirmed that he would pay $5,000 to every citizen if Republicans won the US midterm elections. The US president also acknowledged that a head of state generally loses these elections, as polls worry his camp, Agence France-Presse reports.
🇺🇸 United States · Source: L’essentiel ·
Football: AC Milan beat Inter 3-1 in Milan derbyAC Milan beat Inter 3-1 in the Milan derby, thanks to superior attacking efficiency. The victory saw the Rossoneri prevail in one of Italian football’s main rivalries, La Presse de Tunisie reported in an article published on 31 October 2026.
Sudan accuses Ukraine of training Rapid Support ForcesSudanese Foreign Minister Mouhyieddine Salem accuses Ukrainian snipers and trainers of helping the Rapid Support Forces, including by training them to use drones. He says Khartoum has submitted evidence to the UN Security Council and filed a complaint, according to Sudan Tribune.The week in Africa
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