Updated by Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 1846 EAT on Wednesday 28 January 2026 Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa is holding talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow as the Kremlin moves to preserve its influence in Syria, including its military footprint, more than a year after al-Sharaa toppled Russia’s longtime ally, Bashar al-Assad, at…
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Russia Strikes Ukraine Using Rarely-Deployed Oreshnik Missile
Updated by Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 1400 EAT on Friday 9 January 2026 Russia Uses Rare Oreshnik Missile in Overnight Strikes on UkraineRussia deployed the Oreshnik ballistic missile in a large-scale overnight attack on Ukraine. Four people were killed and 25 others injured in Kyiv on Thursday night, where loud explosions lit up the…
Russia Deploys Navy to Protect Oil Tanker Pursued by US Forces
Updated by Eric Kikomeko at 1528 EAT on Wednesday 7 January 2026 Russia has reportedly dispatched a submarine and other naval vessels to escort an oil tanker being pursued by United States forces across the North Atlantic, escalating tensions between Moscow and Washington. The vessel, formerly known as Bella 1 and now sailing under the name…
Trump Stands by Witkoff as Leak Raises Questions Over Envoy’s Russia Contacts
Updated by Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 1429 EAT on Wednesday 26 November 2025 US President Donald Trump moved to defend special envoy Steve Witkoff on Wednesday, dismissing concerns raised by a leaked recording that appears to show Witkoff coaching a Russian official on how to win the president’s favour. Trump said he had not…
Ukraine Claims Over 1,400 Africans Recruited to Fight for Russia
Updated by Faith Barabara N Ruhinda at 1229 EAT on Saturday 8 November 2025 Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha has said that more than 1,400 people from 36 African nations are known to be fighting for Russia in its war against Ukraine, urging African governments to warn their citizens against joining a conflict where many…
Unity and Diplomacy: VP Alupo and 25+ Envoys Gather in Kampala to Honour 71 Years of Algeria’s Liberation.
By Dr. Kivumbi Earnest Benjamin, L.H.D. (Hon.), Anastasias Gordon Sekandi, Faith Barbara Ruhinda & Princess Scovia K Kampala, Uganda — Updated at 2145 EAT on November 5, 2025 The Embassy of the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria in Uganda on Tuesday hosted a colourful reception at the ambassador’s residence in Kampala to mark the 71st…
Uganda and Russia Reaffirm Strategic Partnership at Third Intergovernmental Commission Session
By Dr. Kivumbi Earnest Benjamin, L. H. D (Hon.) & Faith Barbara N Ruhinda Munyonyo, Uganda — updates at 13:12 EAT on October 8, 2025 Uganda and the Russian Federation have reaffirmed their long-standing strategic partnership during the Third Session of the Uganda–Russia Intergovernmental Commission on Economic and Scientific-Technical Cooperation, held at Speke Resort Munyonyo,…
How Russia Is Quietly Courting the Global South Beyond the West
By Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 12:12 EAT on Monday 25 August 2025 One Monday in June, Javier turned on his television expecting to hear music. Instead, the screen was filled with scenes of a warzone. A news report was airing on a channel he didn’t recognize. “What’s happening?” he wondered. After 20 minutes, he…
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