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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A Heinous Crime’: Airstrikes Kill Seven Fighters in Iraq’s Anbar Province

Updated by Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 1350 EAT on Wednesday 25 March 2026 An aerial attack on a military base in western Iraq’s Anbar province killed seven fighters and wounded 13, the country’s Ministry of Defence said. The strikes on Wednesday targeted the military healthcare clinic at the base in Habbaniyah, prompting the ministry…

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First North Korea visit by Lukashenko signals push for closer relations

Updated by Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 1305 EAT on Wednesday 25 March 2026 Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has begun his first official visit to North Korea, in a move aimed at strengthening ties between two countries aligned in their support for Russia’s war in Ukraine and often criticised for authoritarian governance and human rights…

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Uganda takes note as Djibouti embarks on new city project

Updated by Faith barbara N Ruhinda at 1218 EAT on Wednesday March 2026 When President Ismail Omar Guelleh broke ground this week on what is set to become Djibouti’s largest residential development, the scale of the ambition was unmistakable. Dubbed Salaam City, the project promises more than 7,000 housing units—an entire urban ecosystem rising from…

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