Resolutions on Western Sahara Must Reflect Law, Not Just Leverage.

Authored by Duncan Dickson Dyogo;An independent analysist & scholar with advanced expertise in Governance, International Relations, Peace Processes, and Conflict Studies. The protracted dispute over Western Sahara remains one of the longest unresolved legacies of colonialism in the modern international system. More than five decades after Spain withdrew from the territory in 1975, the Sahrawi…

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Trump suggests seizing Iran’s oil, calls US critics ‘stupid people’

Updated by Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 1312 EAT on Monday 30 March 2026 US President Donald Trump has suggested the United States could seize Iran’s principal oil export facility on Kharg Island, saying he would like to “take the oil,” while criticising domestic opposition to the idea. In an interview with the Financial Times…

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Experts Urge Trans Fat Ban Amid Rising Heart Disease Rates

Updated by Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 1445 EAT on Thursday 26 March 2026 Nutritionists and civil society organisations are urging the Ugandan government to take urgent action to eliminate industrially produced trans fats (ITFAs) from the country’s food supply, warning that their continued consumption is contributing to a rise in heart disease and other…

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Diplomatic Strains Grow Between Rwanda and DRC Following US Hotel Incident

Updated By Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 1419 EAT on Thursday 26 March 2026 Tensions between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) escalated this week following reports of an alleged security incident involving DRC First Lady Denise Nyakeru Tshisekedi in Washington, D.C. Nyakeru is in the United States to attend the Intergenerational Dialogue…

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More Than Half a Million Lose Power in Russia–Ukraine Exchange of Strikes

Updated by Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 1303 EAT on Thursday 26 March 2026 Tit-for-tat attacks between Russia and Ukraine on energy facilities have left hundreds of thousands without electricity, according to officials, even as international attention turns to the US–Israel conflict with Iran. Close to half a million residents in Russia’s Belgorod region were…

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