Nusa Dua, Indonesia | AFP | A Chinese security official was elected president of Interpol Thursday for the first time, sparking criticism from activists who say Beijing uses the agency to track down dissidents abroad. Vice Minister of Public Security Meng Hongwei was chosen as the new head of the …

Group E Saturday Uganda v Congo Brazzaville 4pm Sunday Egypt v Ghana 7pm Cranes coach Milutin ‘Micho’ Sredojevic is talking up his team’s chances in a tough group ahead of  World Cup Africa qualifiers this weekend. “Some Africans compare the Uganda national team to a motorbike competing in a Formula One …

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 |  President Barack Obama will host Donald Trump in the Oval Office Thursday, hoping to ease a smooth transition of power and steady nerves after an election that has shocked the world. Forty-eight hours after Trump’s improbable political victory, the 70-year-old president-elect will get a …

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 …

Paris, France | AFP |  Donald Trump, the real estate mogul, reality TV star and US president-elect whose worth Forbes estimates at $3.7 billion, joins an ultra-elite group of billionaire business tycoons who have come to power through the ballot box. Other political leaders who first made fortunes in businesses …