NEWS ANALYSIS

The economy isn’t in such a bad shape as earlier thought, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said in its latest assessment. Speaking at the conclusion of a two-week’s 7th review of Uganda’s economic programme under the Policy Support Instrument (PSI), Axel Schimmelpfennig, the IMF Mission chief, said the country’s prospects …

Mumbai, India | AFP | Months of planning by a select few sworn to secrecy and then cash-laden trucks on the streets. But this was no bank robbery — rather an audacious plan to issue new notes across India. There are 1.25 billion people in India but only a handful …

Washington, United States | AFP |  If current tallies hold, Donald Trump will have won the US presidential election while losing the popular vote, making him the second straight Republican commander-in-chief to do so — and likely raising calls for electoral reform. Results were still trickling in on Wednesday as …

New York, United States | AFP | It was meant to be a day of celebration. Instead, Hillary Clinton brought down the curtain on her historic run for the White House — the likely coda to a decades-long career in the public eye. The former first lady, senator and secretary …

Washington, United States | AFP |  Build a wall, make nice with Moscow, tear up free trade deals and force Washington’s allies to pay more for their own security. OK, and then what? Beyond a few broad isolationist and protectionist strokes, President-elect Donald Trump has not painted a detailed picture …

Paris, France | AFP | Donald Trump’s extraordinary US election victory sent shockwaves across the world on Wednesday, as opponents braced for a “dangerous” leader in the White House while fellow populists hailed a ballot-box revolution by ordinary people. America’s allies put a diplomatically brave face on the outcome of …

Miami, United States | AFP | When 74-year-old Leonor Perez cast her vote for Hillary Clinton under a cloudless Florida sky, there was not a shadow of doubt in her mind: “It’s time for a woman to wear the pants in this country.” Long lines formed in the cool breeze …

Nicaragua’s shrewd power couple Managua, Nicaragua | AFP | Nicaragua’s first couple, President Daniel Ortega and his wife Rosario Murillo, breezed through elections on Sunday that have extended their rule over one of the poorest countries in the Americas. Ortega, a former rebel who first took power after a Marxist …

Pittsburgh, United States | AFP | Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump battled for votes on a frenzied final day of campaigning Monday, telling Americans the country’s fate rides on who they choose as the next US president. Clinton, the front-running Democrat, aimed to nail down her narrow lead with stops …

Miami, United States | AFP | Voter turnout among African American and Hispanic voters in the United States has surged in early voting, and this swell of minority participation could spell trouble for Donald Trump’s White House hopes. On Sunday — the last day of early voting before Election Day …