Soaring fuel prices in Rwanda reshape daily routines as businesses adjust to punitive cost of living
In early March, gasoline (petrol) was set not to exceed 1,989 Rwandan francs (about $1.36) per litre, while diesel was capped at 1,948 Rwandan francs per litre, according to the Rwanda Utilities Regulatory Authority (RURA).
Iran profiles US as a party that ‘constantly changes its views, as I rejects Washington’s response to Tehran’s 14-point peace plan
On Febraury 28, Israel and the United States launched joint strikes on Tehran and other Iranian cities, killing then-Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, senior military commanders, and civilians.
Chinese President Xi Jinping calls for normal flow in Strait of Hormuz to forestall imminent economic turmoil
On the current situation in the Middle East and the Gulf region, Xi stressed that China calls for an immediate and comprehensive ceasefire and cessation of hostilities, supports all efforts conducive to restoring peace, and remains committed to resolving disputes through political and diplomatic means.
Iran vows to give talks with US in Islamabad cold shoulder as Pakistan frantically pushes for direct re-engagement of the foes
Iran’s semi-official Tasnim News Agency said on Sunday that Iran currently has no decision to send a negotiating delegation for peace talks with the United States. The Iranian team has stressed that as long as the US “anti-Iran” naval blockade remains in place, there will be no negotiation with Washington, according to the report.
Kenya’s record fuel hike is the trigger consumers needed to inflame muted anger as Middle East crisis bites – analysts
On Tuesday, the country’s energy regulator raised the prices of super petrol and diesel by record margins of Ksh28.69 (about $0.22) per litre and Ksh40.3 per litre, respectively. The effects were immediate. In the public transport sector, operators, commonly known as matatus, raised fares by about 25 percent overnight.
US deploys more than 10 warships and dozens of aircraft to enforce ‘blockade’ Strait of Hormuz?
As a major international energy transport corridor, the Strait of Hormuz links the Persian Gulf with the Gulf of Oman. Twenty-five per cent of global seaborne oil trade passed through the strait in 2025, according to the International Energy Agency.
Sticking points for US-Iran talks: ‘Chances of renewed tensions outweigh prospects for a real diplomatic breakthrough’
US President Donald Trump on Thursday threatened Iran to stop the tolling. A day earlier, he told ABC News that he is considering a “joint venture” with Iran to charge fees for crossing the Strait, and wrote on social media that “big money” could be made by the United States “helping with the traffic build-up in the Strait of Hormuz.”
Pakistan tables last minute proposal to avert further US-Iran hostilities as Trump’s deadline for Tehran to reopen Strait of Hormuz looms
On Sunday, the United States, Iran, and regional intermediaries were reportedly holding talks centred on a 45-day pause in hostilities, the first stage of a broader two-phase agreement that may bring the conflict to a temporary close.
Rift deepens in Kenya’s Dock Workers Union as court ousts secretary general, orders forensic audit of union accounts
On the suspension of officials, including Deputy Secretary General Sulman Owuor and his co-claimants, the court found that although the National Executive Committee (NEC) had the power to suspend, due process was not followed.
‘A whole civilisation will die tonight, never to be brought back again,’ Trump warns Iran
Trump threatened to destroy all of Iran’s power plants and bridges if Tehran does not allow traffic to fully resume in the strait, through which a fifth of the world’s oil transits in peacetime. Iran’s president said 14 million people, including himself, have volunteered to fight.
