By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Le Monde
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.
Polish President Karol Nawrocki cut short his official visit to Senegal and returned to Warsaw after police were deployed at the Constitutional Tribunal and three people attempting to enter were arrested, according to AFP and Netafrique. The standoff pits Donald Tusk’s government against judges appointed under the previous authorities. Netafrique also reports the disputed suspension of the court’s president and a request to lift his immunity.
🇵🇱 Poland · Source: Dakaractu ·
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 in an attempt to stabilise the situation, Polish news agency PAP reports.
🇵🇱 Poland · Source: Expresso das Ilhas ·
The Malawi Law Society says President Peter Mutharika had no constitutional power to order Speaker Sameer Suleman to postpone a sitting. It considers the directive illegal and unconstitutional, in a statement cited by The Nation Malawi after the postponement, justified by El Niño and fuel-related difficulties.
🇲🇼 Malawi · Source: The Nation Malawi ·
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 ·
Nigerian army neutralises 71 terrorists in the north-eastThe Nigerian army neutralised 71 terrorists in ground, air and maritime operations in Borno and Yobe states, including 48 in Buni Yadi. One soldier was killed and two others injured, while weapons and ammunition were recovered, according to an operational report cited by P.M. News.The week in Africa
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