President Cyril Ramaphosa said Wednesday the Democrats’ rout of the Republicans in US midterm elections heralded a “new era in world relations” and could thaw strained ties between Pretoria and Washington. The US decision to exclude South Africa as well as Rwanda from the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) is set to take effect on January 1, with fears it could cost the battered local economy thousands of jobs.
With U.S. President Donald Trump’s Republicans facing a major loss, the results could affect India’s position on the Iran war, Russian oil, the trade deal, immigration and China policy
Ghana and Trinidad and Tobago are exploring the establishment of a dedicated mechanism, potentially co-chaired by the African Union (AU) and the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), to advance the reparatory justice agenda and facilitate structured engagement with the United Kingdom (UK). The proposal was discussed at a bilateral meeting between Mr Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, Ghana’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, and his Trinidad and Tobago counterpart, Mr Sean S.M. Sobers, on the sidelines of the 2026 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Antigua and Barbuda.
Cletus Avoka, a former Majority Leader of Parliament, has called for an independent and adequately resourced Council of State, arguing that its current structure constrains its effectiveness. Speaking at a roundtable organised by the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) on constitutional reforms, Mr Avoka, who is also a Member of the Council of State, said the institution required greater autonomy and dedicated funding.
Court Adjourns Suit Challenging Kingsley Chinda’s APC Gov Candidacy The suit, filed by Samuel Amatonjie against the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Kingsley Chinda, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the APC, the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the Clerk of the National Assembly, challenges Chinda’s eligibility to contest the 2027 governorship election on the platform of the APC.
Mr DeSantis challenged Mr Trump for the Republican presidential nomination in 2024 but dropped out after a poor result in the Iowa caucuses and later endorsed him.
NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 5 — National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetangula and Senate Speaker Amason Kingi have led a delegation of legislators in visiting Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) Party Leader Oburu Oginga at his Nairobi home, where he is recuperating following his discharge from hospital. Oburu, who represents Siaya County in the Senate, has remained a key figure in ODM politics following his emergence as the party leader.
The midterms may change the obeisance that has been paid to Trump and an administration that has become increasingly dangerous in its reckless disregard for its impact on the rest of the world.
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) vice-presidential candidate, Rotimi Amaechi, has said he would leave his wife if she became president and governed like President Bola Tinubu. Amaechi stated this during an interview with Rapid TV, urging Nigerians to put aside religious, political and ethnic affiliations and reject Tinubu in the 2027 presidential election.
Atiku Abubakar's campaign says the turnout at its Sokoto launch reflects frustration over living costs, while Emir Muhammadu Sanusi II credits President Bola Tinubu with improving Nigeria's economic indicators despite persistent hardship.
Future brightens for US developers in particular after election when voters rejected Trump’s war on clean energy After years as collateral damage in Donald Trump’s war on climate action, the Democrats’ sweeping triumph in the US midterm elections has emerged as a victory for the global renewable energy industry too. Across the world’s financial centres the market value of renewable energy developers climbed as the election results confirmed the Republicans had lost control of the Senate and House of Representatives.
Prioritise human rights over political convenience — Onoh tells Bianca. By Emma Nnadozie Denge (Dr) Josef Onoh, former Southeast spokesman to President Bola Tinubu, has congratulated the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, on her appointment as Vice-Chair of the Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group (CMAG).
By Luminous Jannamike ABUJA – The African Democratic Congress, ADC, has urged Nigerians to take a cue from American voters by using the 2027 general elections to reject the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, over economic hardship, worsening insecurity and declining living standards. In a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, the ADC described the American election outcome as a decisive rebuke of the ruling Republican Party’s leadership and economic policies, saying it offered an important lesson for Nigeria’s democracy.
Abia State Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Prof. Sylvia Uchenna Agu, gave the warning on Wednesday at the 2026 Media Retreat and Press Week of the Correspondents’ Chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Abia State Council, held at Bishop Nwedo Pastoral Centre, Umuahia. On technological preparedness, Agu said INEC was building on lessons from previous elections to improve BVAS, IReV, the electronic EC8A and its Results Management System.
Iran’s supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei said Wednesday that anyone expecting a shift in US policy was “seriously mistaken”, hours after midterm elections dealt a blow to President Donald Trump. Khamenei, 57, was named supreme leader after US-Israeli strikes at the start of the war killed his father Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
APC cannot find evidence against Obi – Utomi. Prof. Pat Utomi has said the inability of the All Progressives Congress (APC)-led Federal Government to prosecute the presidential candidate, of Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, Peter Obi, over alleged wrongdoing reflects the absence of credible evidence against him.
NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 5 — The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has issued Senator Hassan Omar with a formal and strict warning and severe caution over remarks he made during a public rally in Mombasa on September 11, 2026, after finding him in breach of the Electoral Code of Conduct. The commission’s Electoral Code of Conduct Enforcement Committee (ECCEC) concluded Complaint No. 3 of 2026 against the senator following proceedings in which it examined the evidence, submissions and representations presented by both sides.
Iran's top negotiator says US voters sent a “NO TO WAR” message, as Trump's Democratic opponents take Congress.
By Ike Uchechukwu CALABAR Police and other security operatives on Wednesday prevented a possible violent clash in Calabar, Cross River State, between hundreds of supporters of Peter Obi and Rabiu Kwankwaso and a large group of All Progressives Congress (APC) supporters on a campaign walk. He stated, “Cross River State Police Command, through timely intervention and constructive engagement, helped avert a possible confrontation between participants at a presidential town hall meeting organised by the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) at Hotel along the Murtala Mohammed Highway in Calabar and a…
NDA’s thumping success in the local body elections is on the expected line, say political analysts, adding that though results show no hint of anti-incumbency, the alliance partners need to focus on ironing out the rifts
Professor Romila Thapar says a Hindutva reading of Indian history cannot be ‘single and fixed’ and argues that historical inquiry must explain the evolution of Indian society rather than construct statements for contemporary political use
By Henry Umoru ABUJA—THERE are strong indications that the National Assembly is prepared to transmit the State Police Bill to President Bola Tinubu for assent as thirty states have so far approved the bill. The 30 states that have approved the proposal are Adamawa, Akwa Ibom, Anambra, Bauchi, Bayelsa, Borno, Delta, Ebonyi, Edo, Ekiti, Enugu, Gombe, Imo, Jigawa, Kaduna, Katsina, Kebbi, Kogi, Kwara, Lagos, Nasarawa, Ogun, Ondo, Osun, Plateau, Rivers, Sokoto, Taraba, Yobe and Zamfara.
The AERB chairperson’s remarks gain significance in the context of SHANTI Act and the Union government’s policy decision to welcome private players
Olujunwon Obasanjo explains why he is backing Mr Tinubu despite the political differences within his family.