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…
UN Adopts Ghana-Led Resolution Declaring Slave Trade ‘Gravest Crime Against Humanity’
By Dr. Kivumbi Earnest Benjamin, L. H. D (Hon.) New York,Updated at 1249 EAT on Sunday March 28, 2026 — The United Nations General Assembly has adopted a historic resolution led by Ghana, officially declaring the transatlantic slave trade as the “gravest crime against humanity.” The landmark resolution, passed with 123 countries voting in favor,…
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…
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…
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…
Four Dead as Iran Conflict Widens: Teenagers Killed in Shiraz, Two Die in Abu Dhabi
Updated by Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 1245 EAT On Thursday 26 March 2026 Two teenagers have been killed in Shiraz as the US–Israel war with Iran escalates, with separate reports of two more deaths in Abu Dhabi. Iranian media reported that the boys were killed on Wednesday evening when a residential area in Shiraz…
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…
