By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Africanews
Protesters burned a banner depicting Donald Trump and Benyamin Netanyahou in Tehran during rallies linked to the seizure of the US embassy in 1979. The demonstrations followed Donald Trump's electoral defeat in the US elections, reports Africanews.
Iranian officials claim Donald Trump’s electoral defeat was caused by the cost of the war in the Strait of Hormuz for American households. Tehran says it won both the military and political aspects of the conflict, while US options for resuming fighting are reportedly being considered, the Zambian Observer reports.
🇮🇷 Iran · Source: Zambian Observer ·
The day after the Republican defeat in the midterm elections, Donald Trump devoted his first public appearance to the future White House ballroom. He outlined the facilities planned for the extension during a visit to the construction site, L’essentiel reports.
🇺🇸 United States · Source: L’essentiel ·
Donald Trump devoted his first remarks after the Republican defeat in the midterm elections to his plan to renovate the White House. The US president spoke a few hours after his vice-president, J. D. Vance, attributed the defeat to the war against Iran, according to Le Monde.
🇺🇸 United States · Source: Le Monde ·
The Republicans’ defeat in the US midterm elections threatens J. D. Vance’s ambitions and opens the race to succeed Donald Trump in 2028. Democratic figures such as Georgia Senator Jon Ossoff could benefit, while Republicans seek to reorganise, IOL analyses.
🇺🇸 United States · Source: IOL ·
South Africa’s local elections: ANC denied majority in eight metrosProvisional projections from South Africa’s local elections indicate that the African National Congress (ANC) is not expected to secure a majority in any of the country’s eight metropolitan municipalities. These estimates point to a decline for the ruling party in major urban centres, reports Maroela Media.The week in Africa
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