How you can eat your cake and still have it!

 By micheal katumba

 

 I have always warned that the easiest way to start an affair is with a person very close to you, be it an in-law or a friend. So, when your instinct tells you your hubby is getting too frisky with your sister, alarm bells should start clanging in your brain. Wahab is the type of man who brags he doesn’t usually look for trouble – but he’s often pushed into having affairs by women who wouldn’t leave him alone. A bit conceited, he said he recently found himself in another spot of trouble he didn’t create. sex sex Married under 10 years with two children, he told me; “I get on well with my wife and our children are adorable. But you can scarcely say the same thing for our sex life – It’s not as hot as it used to be. My wife is a nurse and often works shifts, and sometimes, we hardly see each other from one week to the next. “Then, about three months ago, her sister was kicked out of her matrimonial home for reasons I found a bit far-fetched. She had nowhere to go, so 1 agreed she could move to the guest room. She’s a good looking woman, but very frisky. This was her second attempt at marriage and the two children she has lived with my mother- in-law. She is supposed to be self-employed and began to come home when I wasn’t working – more often than not, when her sister was in the office. A few times, she’d let it slip what she could do to me if I wasn’t married to her sister – “it was obvious she fancied me – what man wouldn’t be flattered? I honestly tried to ignore her but her flirting grew more outrageous. I was talking on the phone one day when she brushed past me to get to the fridge. On her way back, she stood behind me and started fondling me. She undid my shirt and began to stroke my chest until 1 quickly finished the call. “By then, I was so aroused that when she started taking off her clothes, I couldn’t bring myself to tell her to stop. It was a long time I’d had sex and she said she felt like a bit of fun. That was all the invitation I needed and we had sex right there in the living room! Afterwards, she said she scored my performance seven out of 10 and that next time, I had to aim for eight. The cheek of it! I told her point blank there wouldn’t be a next time, but she gave me a look that said I was lying. I am ashamed to admit that whenever she turns up and I’m on my own, we end up in my matrimonial bed together, and the more we have sex, the more electrifying sex with her becomes. “The only cloud on the horizon is my being scared my wife will find out, yet I find my sister-in-law so exciting, I ignore the consequence of being found out. Now, my wife is suggesting that her sister comes on holiday with us. I like the idea of her coming, but I’m afraid that if she does, she will start coming on to me in the two-bedroom apartment we would share and I won’t be able to resist her. If I say no to her coming, my wife might think it odd. I know it would be madness to let her come with us because of her delight in her brazen behaviour and my wife will sense something is going on. “I know she’s only having fun and has no intention of snatching me from her sister. But she’s not keen on starting another relationship now I’m providing all the sex she needs. I’m not complaining, mind you. I just think it’s too good to be true and I don’t want my wife to be hurt in case the bubble bursts.” Tosin, a married mother of three admitted she met David over the phone. “I work for an IT company and David was the General Manager of another of our branch located outside Lagos,” she explained. “I had to deal with him a lot over the phone and found his deep, gentle voice sexy. With time I told him I was married and my husband had a partial stroke. As a result, love-making was virtually non-existent and David told me he was a divorcee who was too happy being free to commit again. ‘I’d love to see what you look like?’, I half-joked over the phone. ‘Look, I’m not what you could call handsome,’ he spluttered, ‘just cuddly. You will decide yourself when we meet.” “I was sure he was just being modest. Inevitably, I had to go to his office on official matters. I was to be there for two nights. When I told David, he was a keen as I was that it was about time we met. The office was deserted when I finally arrived as most workers were out for lunch, David had promised to wait for me and as I looked around, I didn’t see anyone that looked remotely like the mental picture I had of him. Where was he? Then, a short, fat man with balding hair waddled his way towards me. ‘Tosin?’ he boomed, “It’s me, David!’ My heart dropped. He looked more of a Michelin Man than the tall handsome flirt I’d envisaged. I slapped on a fake smile, ‘David’, I sputtered, ‘it’s lovely to finally meet you.’ We’d arranged I should stay in his flat and save my hotel allowance. His flat was something else with lacklustre carpet and PVC settee, it looked really hideous. I shuddered with regret – could I go through this charade for one night? Then, David appeared with a bottle of wine, some chicken and two wine glasses . He started rattling off some of the amusing stories he’d regaled me with over the phone and I started laughing. Relaxing, I took another look at him. OK, so he wasn’t as handsome as I thought but he wasn’t that bad. “In spite of that, I slept in the spare room, telling myself firmly he wasn’t my type. The next day at the office, I watched him handle his duties with admirable efficiency, oozing confidence. Back at his flat, he simply made a grab for me as he put on a smootchy number and I melted against his swaying body. Not fat, I thought jjust cuddly. ‘I want you’, he growled, wrestling me into a clinch on his horrible settee! We practically ran into his bedroom clawed off each other’s clothes. And as he caressed my sex-starved body, I didn’t care that he wasn’t physical perfection, he certainly knew what he was doing. The man I thought gentle and dull was now a dynamo in bed, he was enthusiastic, imaginative and energetic. We made love for hours. And the next morning, we started again …. “What a cossy arrangement it’s turned out to be! Whenever I’m in David’s ‘territory’ we meet up and make the most of it. David has his freedom and could play the field as much as he likes, and I have a home I’m still proud of.” HRT – A Life-Saver For Menopausal Women Taking medication to reduce the symptoms of the menopause is safe according to medical experts. They say hundreds of thousands of women have suffered unnecessarily as a result of the decade-long controversy over the effects of Hormone Replacement Therapy. Fresh guidance from the British Menopause Society is seeking to reassure patients, saying the benefits of HRT outweigh any potential risk for women in their 50s. They say doctors should prescribe the treatment to any woman who has unpleasant menopausal symptoms, such as hot flushes and mood changes. HRT is also known to provide bone protection in later life. However, the debate is likely to rage on as The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists continues to advise HRT only for women with serious menopausal symptoms for the shortest time possible. After five years doctors are not expected to continue prescribing it without discussing potential risks. Uptake of HRT halved after two studies linked it to an increased risk of heart disease and breast cancer. An estimated one million women in the UK stopped having the treatment. Here in Nigeria, a lot of menopausal women have resorted to herbal remedies with little or no relief. Consultant Endocrinologist, Dr. Helen Buckler, from the University of Manchester, said the emerging consensus was that the benefits of HRT outweighed the risks for most women, and that doctors should consider the updated BMS advice when treating the condition. According to her, the two studies linking HRT to breast cancer and heart disease were scientifically unreliable. She said: gThe new advice is HRT should be used for a slightly wider age, if need be. If a woman has symptoms affecting the quality of her personal or professional life, then the benefits outweigh the risk.’ The scare began in 2002, when the US women’s Health study was halted three years early because researchers claimed women using HRT were at higher risk of breast cancer, heart disease and strokes. This contradicted previous – and later – research which suggested it guarded against heart problems. HRT is normally prescribed to menopausal women in their 50s, but in the WID study, it was also given to women in their 60s and 70s who had gone through the menopause more than a decade earlier. Shortly afterwards the UK Million Women Study, part funded by Cancer Research, said HRT doubled breast cancer risk, but a review last year said it was ‘unreliable and defective’ .

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Affairs: How you can eat your cake and still have it! On August 7, 20166:00 amIn RelationshipsComments By Bunmi Sofola I have always warned that the easiest way to start an affair is with a person very close to you, be it an in-law or a friend. So, when your instinct tells you your hubby is getting too frisky with your sister, alarm bells should start clanging in your brain. Wahab is the type of man who brags he doesn’t usually look for trouble – but he’s often pushed into having affairs by women who wouldn’t leave him alone. A bit conceited, he said he recently found himself in another spot of trouble he didn’t create. sex sex Married under 10 years with two children, he told me; “I get on well with my wife and our children are adorable. But you can scarcely say the same thing for our sex life – It’s not as hot as it used to be. My wife is a nurse and often works shifts, and sometimes, we hardly see each other from one week to the next. “Then, about three months ago, her sister was kicked out of her matrimonial home for reasons I found a bit far-fetched. She had nowhere to go, so 1 agreed she could move to the guest room. She’s a good looking woman, but very frisky. This was her second attempt at marriage and the two children she has lived with my mother- in-law. She is supposed to be self-employed and began to come home when I wasn’t working – more often than not, when her sister was in the office. A few times, she’d let it slip what she could do to me if I wasn’t married to her sister – “it was obvious she fancied me – what man wouldn’t be flattered? I honestly tried to ignore her but her flirting grew more outrageous. I was talking on the phone one day when she brushed past me to get to the fridge. On her way back, she stood behind me and started fondling me. She undid my shirt and began to stroke my chest until 1 quickly finished the call. “By then, I was so aroused that when she started taking off her clothes, I couldn’t bring myself to tell her to stop. It was a long time I’d had sex and she said she felt like a bit of fun. That was all the invitation I needed and we had sex right there in the living room! Afterwards, she said she scored my performance seven out of 10 and that next time, I had to aim for eight. The cheek of it! I told her point blank there wouldn’t be a next time, but she gave me a look that said I was lying. I am ashamed to admit that whenever she turns up and I’m on my own, we end up in my matrimonial bed together, and the more we have sex, the more electrifying sex with her becomes. “The only cloud on the horizon is my being scared my wife will find out, yet I find my sister-in-law so exciting, I ignore the consequence of being found out. Now, my wife is suggesting that her sister comes on holiday with us. I like the idea of her coming, but I’m afraid that if she does, she will start coming on to me in the two-bedroom apartment we would share and I won’t be able to resist her. If I say no to her coming, my wife might think it odd. I know it would be madness to let her come with us because of her delight in her brazen behaviour and my wife will sense something is going on. “I know she’s only having fun and has no intention of snatching me from her sister. But she’s not keen on starting another relationship now I’m providing all the sex she needs. I’m not complaining, mind you. I just think it’s too good to be true and I don’t want my wife to be hurt in case the bubble bursts.” Tosin, a married mother of three admitted she met David over the phone. “I work for an IT company and David was the General Manager of another of our branch located outside Lagos,” she explained. “I had to deal with him a lot over the phone and found his deep, gentle voice sexy. With time I told him I was married and my husband had a partial stroke. As a result, love-making was virtually non-existent and David told me he was a divorcee who was too happy being free to commit again. ‘I’d love to see what you look like?’, I half-joked over the phone. ‘Look, I’m not what you could call handsome,’ he spluttered, ‘just cuddly. You will decide yourself when we meet.” “I was sure he was just being modest. Inevitably, I had to go to his office on official matters. I was to be there for two nights. When I told David, he was a keen as I was that it was about time we met. The office was deserted when I finally arrived as most workers were out for lunch, David had promised to wait for me and as I looked around, I didn’t see anyone that looked remotely like the mental picture I had of him. Where was he? Then, a short, fat man with balding hair waddled his way towards me. ‘Tosin?’ he boomed, “It’s me, David!’ My heart dropped. He looked more of a Michelin Man than the tall handsome flirt I’d envisaged. I slapped on a fake smile, ‘David’, I sputtered, ‘it’s lovely to finally meet you.’ We’d arranged I should stay in his flat and save my hotel allowance. His flat was something else with lacklustre carpet and PVC settee, it looked really hideous. I shuddered with regret – could I go through this charade for one night? Then, David appeared with a bottle of wine, some chicken and two wine glasses . He started rattling off some of the amusing stories he’d regaled me with over the phone and I started laughing. Relaxing, I took another look at him. OK, so he wasn’t as handsome as I thought but he wasn’t that bad. “In spite of that, I slept in the spare room, telling myself firmly he wasn’t my type. The next day at the office, I watched him handle his duties with admirable efficiency, oozing confidence. Back at his flat, he simply made a grab for me as he put on a smootchy number and I melted against his swaying body. Not fat, I thought jjust cuddly. ‘I want you’, he growled, wrestling me into a clinch on his horrible settee! We practically ran into his bedroom clawed off each other’s clothes. And as he caressed my sex-starved body, I didn’t care that he wasn’t physical perfection, he certainly knew what he was doing. The man I thought gentle and dull was now a dynamo in bed, he was enthusiastic, imaginative and energetic. We made love for hours. And the next morning, we started again …. “What a cossy arrangement it’s turned out to be! Whenever I’m in David’s ‘territory’ we meet up and make the most of it. David has his freedom and could play the field as much as he likes, and I have a home I’m still proud of.” HRT – A Life-Saver For Menopausal Women Taking medication to reduce the symptoms of the menopause is safe according to medical experts. They say hundreds of thousands of women have suffered unnecessarily as a result of the decade-long controversy over the effects of Hormone Replacement Therapy. Fresh guidance from the British Menopause Society is seeking to reassure patients, saying the benefits of HRT outweigh any potential risk for women in their 50s. They say doctors should prescribe the treatment to any woman who has unpleasant menopausal symptoms, such as hot flushes and mood changes. HRT is also known to provide bone protection in later life. However, the debate is likely to rage on as The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists continues to advise HRT only for women with serious menopausal symptoms for the shortest time possible. After five years doctors are not expected to continue prescribing it without discussing potential risks. Uptake of HRT halved after two studies linked it to an increased risk of heart disease and breast cancer. An estimated one million women in the UK stopped having the treatment. Here in Nigeria, a lot of menopausal women have resorted to herbal remedies with little or no relief. Consultant Endocrinologist, Dr. Helen Buckler, from the University of Manchester, said the emerging consensus was that the benefits of HRT outweighed the risks for most women, and that doctors should consider the updated BMS advice when treating the condition. According to her, the two studies linking HRT to breast cancer and heart disease were scientifically unreliable. She said: gThe new advice is HRT should be used for a slightly wider age, if need be. If a woman has symptoms affecting the quality of her personal or professional life, then the benefits outweigh the risk.’ The scare began in 2002, when the US women’s Health study was halted three years early because researchers claimed women using HRT were at higher risk of breast cancer, heart disease and strokes. This contradicted previous – and later – research which suggested it guarded against heart problems. HRT is normally prescribed to menopausal women in their 50s, but in the WID study, it was also given to women in their 60s and 70s who had gone through the menopause more than a decade earlier. Shortly afterwards the UK Million Women Study, part funded by Cancer Research, said HRT doubled breast cancer risk, but a review last year said it was ‘unreliable and defective’ .

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Affairs: How you can eat your cake and still have it! On August 7, 20166:00 amIn RelationshipsComments By Bunmi Sofola I have always warned that the easiest way to start an affair is with a person very close to you, be it an in-law or a friend. So, when your instinct tells you your hubby is getting too frisky with your sister, alarm bells should start clanging in your brain. Wahab is the type of man who brags he doesn’t usually look for trouble – but he’s often pushed into having affairs by women who wouldn’t leave him alone. A bit conceited, he said he recently found himself in another spot of trouble he didn’t create. sex sex Married under 10 years with two children, he told me; “I get on well with my wife and our children are adorable. But you can scarcely say the same thing for our sex life – It’s not as hot as it used to be. My wife is a nurse and often works shifts, and sometimes, we hardly see each other from one week to the next. “Then, about three months ago, her sister was kicked out of her matrimonial home for reasons I found a bit far-fetched. She had nowhere to go, so 1 agreed she could move to the guest room. She’s a good looking woman, but very frisky. This was her second attempt at marriage and the two children she has lived with my mother- in-law. She is supposed to be self-employed and began to come home when I wasn’t working – more often than not, when her sister was in the office. A few times, she’d let it slip what she could do to me if I wasn’t married to her sister – “it was obvious she fancied me – what man wouldn’t be flattered? I honestly tried to ignore her but her flirting grew more outrageous. I was talking on the phone one day when she brushed past me to get to the fridge. On her way back, she stood behind me and started fondling me. She undid my shirt and began to stroke my chest until 1 quickly finished the call. “By then, I was so aroused that when she started taking off her clothes, I couldn’t bring myself to tell her to stop. It was a long time I’d had sex and she said she felt like a bit of fun. That was all the invitation I needed and we had sex right there in the living room! Afterwards, she said she scored my performance seven out of 10 and that next time, I had to aim for eight. The cheek of it! I told her point blank there wouldn’t be a next time, but she gave me a look that said I was lying. I am ashamed to admit that whenever she turns up and I’m on my own, we end up in my matrimonial bed together, and the more we have sex, the more electrifying sex with her becomes. “The only cloud on the horizon is my being scared my wife will find out, yet I find my sister-in-law so exciting, I ignore the consequence of being found out. Now, my wife is suggesting that her sister comes on holiday with us. I like the idea of her coming, but I’m afraid that if she does, she will start coming on to me in the two-bedroom apartment we would share and I won’t be able to resist her. If I say no to her coming, my wife might think it odd. I know it would be madness to let her come with us because of her delight in her brazen behaviour and my wife will sense something is going on. “I know she’s only having fun and has no intention of snatching me from her sister. But she’s not keen on starting another relationship now I’m providing all the sex she needs. I’m not complaining, mind you. I just think it’s too good to be true and I don’t want my wife to be hurt in case the bubble bursts.” Tosin, a married mother of three admitted she met David over the phone. “I work for an IT company and David was the General Manager of another of our branch located outside Lagos,” she explained. “I had to deal with him a lot over the phone and found his deep, gentle voice sexy. With time I told him I was married and my husband had a partial stroke. As a result, love-making was virtually non-existent and David told me he was a divorcee who was too happy being free to commit again. ‘I’d love to see what you look like?’, I half-joked over the phone. ‘Look, I’m not what you could call handsome,’ he spluttered, ‘just cuddly. You will decide yourself when we meet.” “I was sure he was just being modest. Inevitably, I had to go to his office on official matters. I was to be there for two nights. When I told David, he was a keen as I was that it was about time we met. The office was deserted when I finally arrived as most workers were out for lunch, David had promised to wait for me and as I looked around, I didn’t see anyone that looked remotely like the mental picture I had of him. Where was he? Then, a short, fat man with balding hair waddled his way towards me. ‘Tosin?’ he boomed, “It’s me, David!’ My heart dropped. He looked more of a Michelin Man than the tall handsome flirt I’d envisaged. I slapped on a fake smile, ‘David’, I sputtered, ‘it’s lovely to finally meet you.’ We’d arranged I should stay in his flat and save my hotel allowance. His flat was something else with lacklustre carpet and PVC settee, it looked really hideous. I shuddered with regret – could I go through this charade for one night? Then, David appeared with a bottle of wine, some chicken and two wine glasses . He started rattling off some of the amusing stories he’d regaled me with over the phone and I started laughing. Relaxing, I took another look at him. OK, so he wasn’t as handsome as I thought but he wasn’t that bad. “In spite of that, I slept in the spare room, telling myself firmly he wasn’t my type. The next day at the office, I watched him handle his duties with admirable efficiency, oozing confidence. Back at his flat, he simply made a grab for me as he put on a smootchy number and I melted against his swaying body. Not fat, I thought jjust cuddly. ‘I want you’, he growled, wrestling me into a clinch on his horrible settee! We practically ran into his bedroom clawed off each other’s clothes. And as he caressed my sex-starved body, I didn’t care that he wasn’t physical perfection, he certainly knew what he was doing. The man I thought gentle and dull was now a dynamo in bed, he was enthusiastic, imaginative and energetic. We made love for hours. And the next morning, we started again …. “What a cossy arrangement it’s turned out to be! Whenever I’m in David’s ‘territory’ we meet up and make the most of it. David has his freedom and could play the field as much as he likes, and I have a home I’m still proud of.” HRT – A Life-Saver For Menopausal Women Taking medication to reduce the symptoms of the menopause is safe according to medical experts. They say hundreds of thousands of women have suffered unnecessarily as a result of the decade-long controversy over the effects of Hormone Replacement Therapy. Fresh guidance from the British Menopause Society is seeking to reassure patients, saying the benefits of HRT outweigh any potential risk for women in their 50s. They say doctors should prescribe the treatment to any woman who has unpleasant menopausal symptoms, such as hot flushes and mood changes. HRT is also known to provide bone protection in later life. However, the debate is likely to rage on as The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists continues to advise HRT only for women with serious menopausal symptoms for the shortest time possible. After five years doctors are not expected to continue prescribing it without discussing potential risks. Uptake of HRT halved after two studies linked it to an increased risk of heart disease and breast cancer. An estimated one million women in the UK stopped having the treatment. Here in Nigeria, a lot of menopausal women have resorted to herbal remedies with little or no relief. Consultant Endocrinologist, Dr. Helen Buckler, from the University of Manchester, said the emerging consensus was that the benefits of HRT outweighed the risks for most women, and that doctors should consider the updated BMS advice when treating the condition. According to her, the two studies linking HRT to breast cancer and heart disease were scientifically unreliable. She said: gThe new advice is HRT should be used for a slightly wider age, if need be. If a woman has symptoms affecting the quality of her personal or professional life, then the benefits outweigh the risk.’ The scare began in 2002, when the US women’s Health study was halted three years early because researchers claimed women using HRT were at higher risk of breast cancer, heart disease and strokes. This contradicted previous – and later – research which suggested it guarded against heart problems. HRT is normally prescribed to menopausal women in their 50s, but in the WID study, it was also given to women in their 60s and 70s who had gone through the menopause more than a decade earlier. Shortly afterwards the UK Million Women Study, part funded by Cancer Research, said HRT doubled breast cancer risk, but a review last year said it was ‘unreliable and defective’ .

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Affairs: How you can eat your cake and still have it! On August 7, 20166:00 amIn RelationshipsComments By Bunmi Sofola I have always warned that the easiest way to start an affair is with a person very close to you, be it an in-law or a friend. So, when your instinct tells you your hubby is getting too frisky with your sister, alarm bells should start clanging in your brain. Wahab is the type of man who brags he doesn’t usually look for trouble – but he’s often pushed into having affairs by women who wouldn’t leave him alone. A bit conceited, he said he recently found himself in another spot of trouble he didn’t create. sex sex Married under 10 years with two children, he told me; “I get on well with my wife and our children are adorable. But you can scarcely say the same thing for our sex life – It’s not as hot as it used to be. My wife is a nurse and often works shifts, and sometimes, we hardly see each other from one week to the next. “Then, about three months ago, her sister was kicked out of her matrimonial home for reasons I found a bit far-fetched. She had nowhere to go, so 1 agreed she could move to the guest room. She’s a good looking woman, but very frisky. This was her second attempt at marriage and the two children she has lived with my mother- in-law. She is supposed to be self-employed and began to come home when I wasn’t working – more often than not, when her sister was in the office. A few times, she’d let it slip what she could do to me if I wasn’t married to her sister – “it was obvious she fancied me – what man wouldn’t be flattered? I honestly tried to ignore her but her flirting grew more outrageous. I was talking on the phone one day when she brushed past me to get to the fridge. On her way back, she stood behind me and started fondling me. She undid my shirt and began to stroke my chest until 1 quickly finished the call. “By then, I was so aroused that when she started taking off her clothes, I couldn’t bring myself to tell her to stop. It was a long time I’d had sex and she said she felt like a bit of fun. That was all the invitation I needed and we had sex right there in the living room! Afterwards, she said she scored my performance seven out of 10 and that next time, I had to aim for eight. The cheek of it! I told her point blank there wouldn’t be a next time, but she gave me a look that said I was lying. I am ashamed to admit that whenever she turns up and I’m on my own, we end up in my matrimonial bed together, and the more we have sex, the more electrifying sex with her becomes. “The only cloud on the horizon is my being scared my wife will find out, yet I find my sister-in-law so exciting, I ignore the consequence of being found out. Now, my wife is suggesting that her sister comes on holiday with us. I like the idea of her coming, but I’m afraid that if she does, she will start coming on to me in the two-bedroom apartment we would share and I won’t be able to resist her. If I say no to her coming, my wife might think it odd. I know it would be madness to let her come with us because of her delight in her brazen behaviour and my wife will sense something is going on. “I know she’s only having fun and has no intention of snatching me from her sister. But she’s not keen on starting another relationship now I’m providing all the sex she needs. I’m not complaining, mind you. I just think it’s too good to be true and I don’t want my wife to be hurt in case the bubble bursts.” Tosin, a married mother of three admitted she met David over the phone. “I work for an IT company and David was the General Manager of another of our branch located outside Lagos,” she explained. “I had to deal with him a lot over the phone and found his deep, gentle voice sexy. With time I told him I was married and my husband had a partial stroke. As a result, love-making was virtually non-existent and David told me he was a divorcee who was too happy being free to commit again. ‘I’d love to see what you look like?’, I half-joked over the phone. ‘Look, I’m not what you could call handsome,’ he spluttered, ‘just cuddly. You will decide yourself when we meet.” “I was sure he was just being modest. Inevitably, I had to go to his office on official matters. I was to be there for two nights. When I told David, he was a keen as I was that it was about time we met. The office was deserted when I finally arrived as most workers were out for lunch, David had promised to wait for me and as I looked around, I didn’t see anyone that looked remotely like the mental picture I had of him. Where was he? Then, a short, fat man with balding hair waddled his way towards me. ‘Tosin?’ he boomed, “It’s me, David!’ My heart dropped. He looked more of a Michelin Man than the tall handsome flirt I’d envisaged. I slapped on a fake smile, ‘David’, I sputtered, ‘it’s lovely to finally meet you.’ We’d arranged I should stay in his flat and save my hotel allowance. His flat was something else with lacklustre carpet and PVC settee, it looked really hideous. I shuddered with regret – could I go through this charade for one night? Then, David appeared with a bottle of wine, some chicken and two wine glasses . He started rattling off some of the amusing stories he’d regaled me with over the phone and I started laughing. Relaxing, I took another look at him. OK, so he wasn’t as handsome as I thought but he wasn’t that bad. “In spite of that, I slept in the spare room, telling myself firmly he wasn’t my type. The next day at the office, I watched him handle his duties with admirable efficiency, oozing confidence. Back at his flat, he simply made a grab for me as he put on a smootchy number and I melted against his swaying body. Not fat, I thought jjust cuddly. ‘I want you’, he growled, wrestling me into a clinch on his horrible settee! We practically ran into his bedroom clawed off each other’s clothes. And as he caressed my sex-starved body, I didn’t care that he wasn’t physical perfection, he certainly knew what he was doing. The man I thought gentle and dull was now a dynamo in bed, he was enthusiastic, imaginative and energetic. We made love for hours. And the next morning, we started again …. “What a cossy arrangement it’s turned out to be! Whenever I’m in David’s ‘territory’ we meet up and make the most of it. David has his freedom and could play the field as much as he likes, and I have a home I’m still proud of.” HRT – A Life-Saver For Menopausal Women Taking medication to reduce the symptoms of the menopause is safe according to medical experts. They say hundreds of thousands of women have suffered unnecessarily as a result of the decade-long controversy over the effects of Hormone Replacement Therapy. Fresh guidance from the British Menopause Society is seeking to reassure patients, saying the benefits of HRT outweigh any potential risk for women in their 50s. They say doctors should prescribe the treatment to any woman who has unpleasant menopausal symptoms, such as hot flushes and mood changes. HRT is also known to provide bone protection in later life. However, the debate is likely to rage on as The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists continues to advise HRT only for women with serious menopausal symptoms for the shortest time possible. After five years doctors are not expected to continue prescribing it without discussing potential risks. Uptake of HRT halved after two studies linked it to an increased risk of heart disease and breast cancer. An estimated one million women in the UK stopped having the treatment. Here in Nigeria, a lot of menopausal women have resorted to herbal remedies with little or no relief. Consultant Endocrinologist, Dr. Helen Buckler, from the University of Manchester, said the emerging consensus was that the benefits of HRT outweighed the risks for most women, and that doctors should consider the updated BMS advice when treating the condition. According to her, the two studies linking HRT to breast cancer and heart disease were scientifically unreliable. She said: gThe new advice is HRT should be used for a slightly wider age, if need be. If a woman has symptoms affecting the quality of her personal or professional life, then the benefits outweigh the risk.’ The scare began in 2002, when the US women’s Health study was halted three years early because researchers claimed women using HRT were at higher risk of breast cancer, heart disease and strokes. This contradicted previous – and later – research which suggested it guarded against heart problems. HRT is normally prescribed to menopausal women in their 50s, but in the WID study, it was also given to women in their 60s and 70s who had gone through the menopause more than a decade earlier. Shortly afterwards the UK Million Women Study, part funded by Cancer Research, said HRT doubled breast cancer risk, but a review last year said it was ‘unreliable and defective’ .

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Wall Street is giving up on Donald Trump 

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The list of Republican names jumping off the Trump train and publicly endorsing Hillary Clinton is growing. And now, you can add one more to that: Wall Street.

Back in May, I surveyed more than 50 financial professionals across the board. And the overwhelming majority said they were secretly planning on voting for Trump come Election Day. But that was two months ago and now the tides have turned. With the last piece of convention confetti dropped and all of the red and blue balloons popped, I decided to check back in with the financial folks a few days ago. And now, Wall Street is leaning toward Hillary Clinton. 

I would say roughly 60 percent of the people I spoke to in my (highly unscientific) poll said if the election were held today, they'd vote for Clinton.

It's widely known that Clinton has taken a ton of money from the Street but she has recently joined Donald Trump in talking tough against the industry. She is making income inequality and financial regulation part of her campaign narrative. She has vowed to re-regulate the financial industry and go after the trillion-dollar derivatives industry to protect taxpayers.

But most Wall Streeters see that as an effort to placate the Democratic base and reel inBernie Sanders votes.

"They both have to talk against the industry," said Bill, a hedge-fund portfolio manager. "Otherwise, they'll lose votes."

For sure, Wall Streeters think both Trump and Clinton are dishonest in some ways. But it's not about honesty for them. It's about the risk factor. And Trump is a gigantic risk.

"I don't like her," Michael, a hedge-fund trader said. "But she's a known quantity and being a New York senator, she's industry friendly. And that's why I've changed my mind on voting for Trump."

"I was going to vote for Trump, but she's the safe pick." said John, a program trader. "With Trump, there's too much uncertainty. It's not good for the markets."

On Wall Street, there's something known as "headline risk." It's basically the possibility that a news story will unfavorably affect a stock's price or the entire market in general. And most of the people I spoke with who are still considering a Trump vote voiced this as their biggest concern.

"Trump is a loose cannon," said Nancy, a sell-side trader. "He's not particularly talented or smart. And he's full of sh--. I think his policies are anti-growth and if he wins there's a much higher chance of black swan events."

(Those are events that occur beyond normal expectations — a phrase popularized by risk expert Nassim Taleb in his book, "The Black Swan.")

But there are still some on the Street who plan on voting for Donald Trump. One of the more influential industry professionals beating the Trump drum is Anthony Scaramucci, founder of SkyBridge Capital. He believes Trump will be good for the economy because he'll cut back on business-limiting regulations and bring in tax reform.

Trump also has the backing of hedge-fund titan John Paulson and billionaire investorCarl Icahn .

Despite their best efforts, the possibility of a Trump win isn't priced into the market.

"Donald Trump can't move the markets," Bill said. "He can say anything and the market doesn't believe him. But Clinton needs to be much more careful with her words. She can move markets."

If investors believed that Trump was going to be victorious, then you'd see an asset allocation out of U.S. businesses that produce their goods overseas and into the companies that deal solely with domestic customers and suppliers. You would also expect a sharp selloff of the Mexican stock market. And as of yet, nobody is placing their Trump casino chips down on the election roulette table.

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Islamic State announces new Boko Haram leader

Abu Musab al-Barnawi was described as the Islamic State's new governor in West Africa.

   

Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau, pictured, was replaced by Abu Musab al-Barnawi, the islamic State announced with no mention of Shekau's whereabouts. Photo courtesy of Wikipedia

ABUJA, Nigeria, Aug. 3 (UPI) -- Boko Haram, the Islamist insurgent group in Nigeria affiliated with the Islamic State, has a new leader, IS announced.

Abu Musab al-Barwani, formerly Boko Haram's spokesman, was identified in the weekly IS magazine Naba as its West African "governor." The magazine did not mention the whereabouts of the previous Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau.

In a seven-year campaign to install a Muslim caliphate in Nigeria, over 20,000 people have been killed and millions have fled the country. The continued fighting provoked a humanitarian crisis, with the United Nations and other agencies delivering food and medicine and warning of calamity if more aid is not delivered. A concerted campaign in the past 18 months, by Nigerian forces and coalition troops from neighboring countries, has severely weakened Boko Haram and taken back much of the territory it previously conquered; the insurgent group's response has been to take its fight to neighboring Chad, Niger and Cameroon.

Little is known about Barnawi, who appeared in a 2015 Boko Haram video with a soft-spoken demeanor and his face blurred. The fate of his predecessor, Shekau, is equally mysterious. Known for his blustery, braggart manner, he has been declared killed by Nigerian forces several times, only to reappear in Boko Haram propaganda videos. He was most recently heard in an August 2015 announcement, saying that he remains alive. But he has not been seen since Boko Haram announced its alignment with IS in 2015.

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Maybe the Kenyan-Born Obama Didn't Even Go to Harvard

Trump's ex-campaign manager Corey Lewandowski is back at it again.

BY JACK HOLMES

AUG 3, 2016

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The Birthers are back! The day after his "Don't touch me!" fit live on CNN, former Donald Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski was back on air demanding President Obama's long-form college transcript, or something.

Don Lemon convened a panel to discuss the president's shellacking of Trump on national TVearlier in the day, and Lewandowski—whom, as of mid-July, the Trump campaign was still paying—got himself all worked up in his old boss's defense. First, he didn't take kindly to the venue where the beatdown took place. The East Room is a place for diplomacy and statesmanship, and that's all President Trump will ever use it for, OK?

Then co-panelist Angela Ree made the mistake of bringing up Trump's birtherism, and his repeated calls for the president to release his college transcripts. (The insinuation, Ree pointed out, was that Obama was an affirmative action candidate and/or did not deserve to go to Harvard. Later, the panel adds the small detail that he was also editor of the Harvard Law Review. He got lucky, I guess.) That's when things flew straight off the rails.

"Did he ever release his transcripts?" Lewandowski asked, and off they went. Ree pointed out Trump has never released his transcripts—his grades are tremendous, the professors loved him—and that he is the first presidential candidate in 43 years to refuse to release his tax returns. Lewandowski kept repeating that she brought up the transcripts (the "she started it" argument, kind of like Trump's run-in with Anderson Cooper), and that Obama didn't release them or "his admission to Harvard University." Don Lemon asked him how the transcripts are "germane" to the discussion (that's TV host for, "What the hell are you talking about?") and that was the only invitation Lewandowski needed.

"The question was, did he get in as a U.S. citizen, or was he brought into Harvard University as a citizen who wasn't from this country?"

After a back-and-forth, another panelist, Bakari Sellers, broke it down:

"To question the qualifications, and to say that somehow he was some foreign enrollee, or because he was an African-American [he] did not belong, is I think blatantly disrespectful."

"Disrespectful" would seem to be putting it lightly. Good to see the Trump Train has pulled into a familiar station.

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Resolution allows Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni to run again in age-limit change

Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni, 71, might be allowed to run again in 2021 if an age limit of 75 is removed.

KAMPALA, Uganda, Aug. 3 (UPI) -- Officials with Uganda's ruling party passed a resolution to remove the age limit on the presidency so President Yoweri Museveni can run again.

Museveni, now 71, would be ineligible to seek re-election in 2021 because the constitution bars anyone older than 75 to serve. He has been president since 1986.

The Kyankwanzi National Resistance Movement passed a resolution calling for the amendment of the Constitution by parliament to lift the age ban, the office of the president announced in a release Tuesday.

During a meeting at the Kyankwanzi State Lodge at the National Leadership Institute, the Kyankwanzi district leaders told Museveni that they want the limit removed.

Museveni said that he would consult with the NRM Central Executive Committee and the NRM leadership.

If the Constitution is amended and he wins re-election, his rule would be extended to 40 years.

Museveni was declared the winner of the previous election in February with 60 percent of the vote. Kizza Besigye, who came second with 35 percent of the vote, said the election's integrity was undermined by rigging, intimidation by security personnel and voter bribery.

In May, Besigye was arrested and charged with treason after a video circulated on social media of him in a mock swearing-in ceremony.

In 2005, lawmakers removed the two-term limit. But Museveni was accused of bribing ruling party legislators, an allegation he denies.

"Museveni has an absolute majority in parliament ... these legislators do not have the courage to resist what Museveni wants," said Nicholas Opiyo, a Kampala-based political analyst and human rights lawyer, to Voice of America.

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TODAY PARLIAMENT CHASED AWAY THE EXCUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE NATIONAL FORESTRY AUTHORITY, FOR LACKING ACCOUNTABILITY DOCUMENTS FOR THE INCOME FROM THIS SECTOR.......GUESS WHAT??? THIS MAN MICHAEL MUGISA, IS THE HUSBAND OF MARGARET MUHANGA.....WHAT A BAD WEEK FOR THIS SPECIAL FAMILY!!!!

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GASHUMBA ATTACKS KATIKKIRO MAYIGA

After president appointing his cabinet, Gashumber has not been settled attacking a few ministers the president hard selected, today he has changed his guns to the katikkiro of buganda saying;
The moment Kabaka appointed Mayiga as Katikkiro of Buganda, this was the beginning of the down fall of Buganda politically , yes we blame these ladies but actually this deal was sealed by Mayiga, Museveni knows that Baganda are very obidient to their cultural institution that is why he hired him.He tried Lukwago Erias and failed and you can see now he moves hand in hand with Jennifer Musisi.
He recently traveled to Hague straight to I.C.C to see what Adam Buyinza Adam Luzindana had talked with ICC officials, remember Adam had just been there with in four days. He tried to ask Justice Julia Sebutinde, i don’t know wheather Mayiga got what he wanted.
This whole tofaali drive is political, it’s diversonary… the entire Buganda Kingdom is now focused on a Mayega’s Tofaali project. I remember Mayiga every Friday he would attack M7 like hell it’s no more. No more demanding of FEDERO. In the entire history of Buganda Kingdom no Katikiro has ever had a platon of sodiers guarding him like Mayega, he even has Lead pick up full of sodiers! Ohhhhhh my God!

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  A Tanzanian made two seater chopper is in its final stages of production

A Tanzanian made two seater chopper is in its final stages of production and will start flying trials once it granted permission by the Tanzania Civil Aviation Authority. However, mass production will be by 2018.

“The Tanzania-made helicopters will fly before 2020 and specifically 2018, which is two years from now,” said Engineer Mjema.
A powder-coated steel-tube structure gives the R22 a rigid yet lightweight airframe, while the aerodynamic fuselage optimizes airspeed and fuel economy. With a twobladed rotor system, the R22 requires only one-third the hangar space of a multi-bladed helicopter

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The Speaker of Parliament, Rt. Hon. Rebecca Kadaga, on Saturday 18th June 2016 launched the distribution of PLE Revision books for schools in Luuka District.
This was at the Luuka Primary School where various schools had gathered for the occasion.

“Busoga has been failing academically over the years. I want to see excellence, and I have decided to have a special programme for Busoga. I will distribute books to all candidates in Primary Seven,” Kadaga said.
The Members of Parliament from the Busoga region present at the launch were very optimistic of the initiative by the Speaker to distribute past papers to all students in Busoga region.
“We are very grateful for this gesture to improve education in Busoga. The performance has been terrible and I have no doubt that the education level will improve in our region,” Hon. Stephen Kisa, the area MP, said.
Honourable Kisa urged teachers and parents to be a part of the success story by availing themselves at all times, and ensuring that students, especially the girl-child attend classes.
The programme, which will cover the whole of Busoga region, has so far seen books distributed to Kamuli, Buyende, Bugiri and Luuka districts.
In a related development, the Speaker of Parliament, who was also the Guest of Honour, officially opened Musana Health Centre at Busei in Iganda Town

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New ministers take oath next week

Posted on June 21, 2016

The Appointments Committee of Parliament which vetted presidential appointees for various ministerial positions has three days to report to the president.
By next week, the approved ministers are expected to be sworn in so they can commence their duties.
The Committee commenced vetting the nominees on Tuesday 14th June 2016 and completed the process on Thursday 16th June 2016.

The Appointments Committee, which is chaired by the Speaker of Parliament, Rt. Hon. Rebecca Kadaga, reviewed credentials of 80 out of the 81 cabinet nominees.
On its first day, the Committee vetted; Hon. Kirunda Kivejinja (2nd Deputy Premier), Janet Kataaha Museveni (Education), Muruli Mukasa (Public Service), Amelia Kyambadde (Trade, Industry and Cooperatives), Jeje Odongo (Internal Affairs), Vincent Ssempijja Bamulangaki (Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries), Mathias Kasaija (Finance), Sam Kutesa (Foreign Affairs), Dr. Aceng Jane (Health), Eng. Monica Ntege Azuba (Works and Transport), Sam Cheptoris (Water and Environment), William Byaruhanga (Attorney General), Frank Tumwebaze (Information, ICT and Communication), Ruth Nankabirwa Sentamu (Government Chief Whip), Simon D’Ujanga (State for Energy) and David Bahati (State for Planning).
On its second day, the Committee vetted Hon. Adolf Mwesige (Defence and Veteran Affairs), Tom Butime (Local Government), John Byabagambi (Karamoja Affairs), Irene Muloni (Energy and Minerals), Dr. Elioda Tumwesigye (Science, Technology and Innovation), Mary Karooro Okurut (General Duties/Office of the Prime Minister), Hillary Onek (Minister of Disaster Preparedness and Refugees), Prof. Ephraim Kamuntu (Tourism, Wildlife and Antiquities), Esther Mbayo Mbulakubuza (Presidency), Lt. Gen. Henry Tumukunde (Security), Hajji Abdu Nadduli (Minister without Portfolio), Betty Kamya (Kampala Capital City Authority), and Janat Mukwaya (Gender, Labour and Social Development).
Also vetted on Wednesday were State Ministers including; Obiga Kania (Internal Affairs), Kasirivu Baltazar Atwooki (Economic Monitoring), Simon Lokodo (Ethics and Integrity), Alex Onzima (Vice President’s Office), Adrian Tibaleka (Elderly and Disability), Grace Kwiyucwiny (Northern Uganda), Moses Kizige (Karamoja), Dennis Ssozi Galabuzi (Luweero Triangle), Florence Nakiwala Kiyingi (Youth and Children Affairs), Ernest Kiiza (Bunyoro Affairs), David Karugaba (Public Service), Julius Maganda Wandera (East African Affairs), Christopher Kibanzanga (Agriculture), Joy Kabatsi (Animal Industry), Col. Engola Okello (Defence), Major Bright Rwamirama (Veteran Affairs), and Herbert Kabafunzaki (Labour, Employment and Industrial Relations).
On the third day, the committee vetted Honourable Betty Amongi (Lands, Housing and Urban Development), Maj. Gen. Kahinda Otafiire (Justice and Constitutional Affairs), Dr John Chrysostom Muyingo (Higher Education), Rosemary Nansubuga Seninde (Primary Education), Charles Bakabulindi (Sports), Peter Lokeris Aimat (Minerals), Gabriel Gadison Aridru Ajedra (Finance – General Duties), Evelyn Anite (Privatisation and Investment), Haruna Kasolo Kyeyune (Micro-Finance), Aggrey Bagiire (Transport), Ismael Orot (Works), Ronald Kibuule (Water), Mary Kitutu (Environment), Dr. Chris Baryomunsi (Housing), Isaac Musumba (Urban Development), Persis Namuganza (Lands), Sarah Opendi Ochieng (Health – General), Dr. Joyce Moriku (Primary Health Care), Mwesigwa Rukutana (Deputy Attorney General), Michael Kafabusa Werikhe (Trade), Harriet Ntabazi (Industry), Frederick Gume Ngobi (Cooperatives), Benny Namugwanya (Kampala Capital City Authority), Oryem Okello (International Affairs), Dr. Philemon Mateke (Regional Affairs), Jennifer Namuyangu (Local Government), Godfrey Kiwanda (Tourism), Aida Erios Nantaba (ICT and Communications), Madame Mutuuzo Peace, (Gender and Culture), Musa Francis Ecweru (Relief and Disaster Preparedness), Agnes Akiror (Teso Affairs), and Ruth Achieng (Fisheries).
The Committee is mandated to approve on behalf of Parliament, the appointment of persons nominated for appointment by the President under the Constitution or any other appointment required to be approved by Parliament under any law.
President Museveni appointed the Ministers on Monday 6th June 2016.
The Parliament thereafter met to approve the appointment of the Vice President, Hon. Edward Ssekandi and the Prime Minister, Rt. Hon. Dr. Ruhankana Rugunda on 8th and 14th June 2016 respectively.
The increase in Ministers follows Parliament’s approval of the motion to increase the number of members of the Cabinet on Tuesday 14th June 2016.

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Uganda: Museveni Gives Wife Key Position in Cabinet

Ugandan's Museveni Sworn In For Sixth Term As President

Weeks after promoting his son to major-general, Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has handed his wife a lucrative post in his new cabinet.

The 71-year-old leader, who was re-elected for a fifth consecutive term in controversial circumstances in February, announced the makeup of his cabinet of ministers on Monday. Most of his main ministers—including the prime minister and ministers of energy and finance—kept their jobs, but there was a significant promotion for Janet Museveni. The First Lady had until recently been Minister for Karamoja Affairs, a sub-region in northeast Uganda. She has now been promoted to the post of education and sports minister, a coveted role that commands a large chunk of Uganda’s annual budget.
Janet Museveni, who is also the MP for Ruhaama county in southwest Uganda, was married to Museveni in 1973 and has four children with the long-serving leader, who came to power in 1986 after a military coup. The first of these children, Muhoozi Kainerugaba, was recently promoted to the rank of Major-General in the Ugandan military. Muhoozi, who trained at military academies including the top British military school, Sandhurst, has been in the army since 1999 and enjoyed a rapid ascent through its ranks. The Ugandan military dismissed claims that he had received favorable treatment from his father, stating that Muhoozi had undertaken the requisite training and had enough experience to undertake the role.http://oneuganda.blogspo.com

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    African leaders are always looking for some foreign aid, a foreign intervention, or a foreign development model, but the sincerity of the most altruistic foreign leader can never spur any country to development until African leaders themselves drive such vision with ruthless determination.                                                                                                                                                                              Under the terms of the 20th Amendment, U.S. President Barack Obama’s second term as president of the most powerful country in the world ends at noon on January 20, 2017. By this time, one of the main challengers to the “throne” (Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump) will be inaugurated as the 45th president of the United States. But the question on the mind of several observers, particularly in Africa, is whether Obama’s presidency as “son of the soil” yielded any fruit for Africans?
It is instructive to note that the whole of Africa was on the edge in 2008, when Obama won the nomination of the Democratic Party. I remember abandoning classes to watch his speeches and campaigns live on DSTV. At the time, his story was a great motivation for a lot of us African youth that whatever you set your mind on, if you continue working consistently at it, you can achieve it.
Not since the times of the legendary Socrates,Cicero, or Abraham Lincoln had the world seen a more charismatic, powerful speaker, and intelligent leader. For me, there’s no one that can be compared with President Obama in local or international politics. And with the fact that he is a Kenyan biologically, I thought, like many others, that Africa will develop dramatically this time round.
But my expectation was dashed.
During his first term in office, Obama’s engagement with Africa was almost zero. To be fair to him, the whole world was undergoing economic depression when he became the president so he concentrated more on strengthening America’s economy and creating jobs. The stimulus package and other policies promoted were pointers to this fact. Although he traveled to some countries in Africa, it was all talk and less action. But during his second term in office, he was able to muster the courage to get some things done.
Some of the accomplishments President Obama achieved, according to the White House, included the strengthening of democratic institutions in Cote d’ Ivoire, Kenya, Sudan, and more. The administration also supported regional efforts to help countries affected by terrorist groups; launched the Feed the Future Initiative to address root causes of hunger and poverty; responded to humanitarian crises and disasters; promoted trade and investment; launched the Global Climate Change Initiative; Power Africa Initiative; Global Health Initiative; strengthened theAfrican Growth and Opportunity Act; introduced new U.S. initiatives to boost trade and investment opportunities for the least developed countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, among others.
The achievement I found very unique, distinguished, and noble is the President’s Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI). Started in 2010, the program seeks to provide tools to support leadership development, promote entrepreneurship, and connect young leaders with one another and the United States.
Since the program started, more than 2,000 young Africans have been trained in these areas. I have argued in other platforms that until the youths in Africa are trained and prepared to take over the reins of government in the next generation, Africa’s future looks not only bleak but also unsustainable.

President Obama Greets Residents of Gorée Island.

This is because youths all over Africa are more interested in their survival only, so they continue to struggle for life. They are far removed from their country’s governance, welfare, or well-being due to the socio-political and economic conditions in several countries on the continent. Thus, if the youth get into leadership unprepared, then Africa is done for.
Unfortunately, considering the large population of youth throughout Africa, which is the largest in the world, the number of youth trained so far in the program is negligible.
It has been said that Obama’s African legacy cannot be compared with that of his predecessor or even former President Bill Clinton who remains a popular figure in Africa. Obama’s last trip to Africa (possibly his last) is nothing compared to the warm welcome received by George W. Bush on his final trip to Africa.
George Bush was treated like a hero. Apart from fighting terrorism across the African region, he fought the HIV/AIDS scourge on the continent like no one, reauthorized the African Growth and Opportunity Act as well as designed the Millennium Challenge Corp. to fight poverty on the continent. As argued by Hussein Hassen in his article “Washington’s Engagement with the Continent Continues To Prioritize Security Over Human Rights and Economic Partnership,” Obama’s two main pet projects (Power Africa and YALI) do not measure up to his predecessor’s bold initiatives. During Obama’s tenure, South Sudan, Libya, and the Central African Republic have become failed states.
What is noticeable is that Obama’s popularity in Africa has diminished. Who talks about him these days?
Still, African leaders as well as her citizens need to realize that no power or force in the world can aid them to development until they themselves show their determination to do so.

Senator Obama, in 2006, visiting his Kenyan family. (Photo credit: Reuters)

African leaders are always looking for some foreign aid, a foreign intervention, or a foreign development model, but the sincerity of the most altruistic foreign leader can never spur any country to development until African leaders themselves drive such vision with ruthless determination.
Whatever Barack Obama has done or not done is left for historians to reconstruct. It is unfair to say he does not cherish Africa or his roots because he does. But it is also unfair to say he helped Africa more than any U.S. president in recent history.
I wish him a wonderful retirement from office in advance.

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 The influential businessman and former governor of Katanga has taken an early lead in an aggressive race, but has he made his move too early?

Could this be the DRC’s next president? Credit: Radio Okapi.

Moïse Katumbi has had an eventful and emotional few days since he declared his intention to run for president. On 4 May, the former governor of Katanga announced his candidacy on Twitter, and the next day found his house surrounded by police. Katumbi’s arrest seemed imminent, but eventually the police left their positions under pressure from MONUSCO, the UN peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
The presidential elections for which Katumbi intends to run are scheduled for 27 November, but it is doubtful whether they will actually take place. At this point, not many people believe that credible elections can be organised within the constitutional delays.
There are several reasons for this, but the most important is that the government has systematically withheld the funds needed by the electoral commission to organise the various phases of the process. This could be seen as a symptom of the government’s lack of ownership over its own elections, but it is actually closer to a boycott.
Over the last couple of years, the government has attempted several times to create the conditions to prolong the reign of President Joseph Kabila beyond the stipulated constitutional limit. In September 2014, for instance, Speaker of the National Assembly Aubin Minaku tried but proved unable to change the constitution. Then, in January 2015, the government again tried but failed to pass a new electoral law that would have delayed the elections by several years.
The only strategy that has worked so far is le glissement (‘slippage’) – that is to say, delaying the elections due to the government’s position that it is not possible financially or technically to organise them in time. Remaining in power by simply not organising elections.
Crystalising or cracking?
It has become clear since around 2014, however, that Kabila has had difficulties in maintaining the superficial unity among the informal networks and interest groups that make up his regime. And particularly since September 2015, Kabila’s Majorité Présidentielle has been in a state of disarray.
That month, seven senior political figures – known as the G7 – were expelled from the ruling coalition after calling on the president not to cling onto power. Then, shortly after, the influential Katumbi announced his resignation from the ruling PPRD party. Meanwhile, anti-Kabila sentiment continued to grow in Katanga and Kabila’s relationships within his inner circle of power remained poor.
By the end of 2015, the possibility of this growing opposition managing to work together in a solid constellation was looking hopeful.  And different rapprochements between Kabila’s opponents crystalised in mid-December with the creation of the Front Citoyen 2016.
Nevertheless, the opposition is frequently targeted by the regime and subject to attempts to fragment the parties from within.
Amongst the opposition, Moïse Katumbi has increasingly been seen as the best placed challenger to Kabila since around 2014. As governor of Katanga from 2008 until 2015, when the province was dissolved, he was seen as successful and popular; he has built an economic empire as a businessman; and his looks, communication skills and money contribute to his ability to mobilise large crowds in what was formerly Katanga and beyond.
However, not everything is in his favour. It is not obvious that the Congolese electorate will want a third consecutive president whose roots are in Katanga; Katumbi’s wealth and the way he acquired it make him vulnerable to allegations and potential court cases; and the business community in the town of Lubumbashi not only complains that he is greedy but claims he used his political mandate to expand his economic empire.
Furthermore, Katumbi is still somewhat of an outsider when it comes to national politics. He has yet to prove he has the political skills and nerves of steel necessary to set up and lead the broad coalition it would take to really challenge Kabila (or his crown prince if he were to appoint one).
As it stands then, both the current regime and opposition fail to fully convince. Important politicians have left the ruling majority, others are suspected to be preparing their departures, while many of those who remain are competing with each other with impressive zeal.
The hardliners of the regime perhaps have the advantage currently, which is palpable in its public statements, in the media and in the growing repression of opposition leaders, dissidents and other critics, including in civil society and the press.
The opposition meanwhile still has to show it can make a difference and come forward with a coherent political constellation, centred around in a single candidacy. In December 2015, the Front Citoyen 2016 was established as a broad coalition for the respect of the Constitution, but for now the main merit of the group is the fact that it exists.
It does not have much of an active institutional life and strategic thinking is still being done in the headquarters of different opposition parties. Above all though, the opposition has yet to demonstrate a vision – a plan explaining what they will do in power if they obtain it.
Jostling for position
At present, the political scene in Congo resembles a cycling peloton as the racers prepare for the sprint finish: hectic, fast, and with an awful lot of shoving. Everyone wants to position themselves as well as possible for the final straight, though whether the finish line is where it is meant to be – or whether it will be pushed back and back – remains to be seen.
In this jostling for position, Katumbi may find that he has taken the lead of the pack too early. The irritated reactions of fellow opposition leaders Vital Kamerhe and Félix Tshisekedi point in that direction. Meanwhile, taking pole position also means that Katumbi may have to deal with strongest headwinds of repression.
Indeed, on the very day Katumbi announced his candidacy, Congo’s justice minister announced an investigation into allegations that the opposition politician has recruited mercenaries, an accusation many believe is politically motivated. Furthermore, Human Rights Watch has reported that at least 27 of Katumbi’s allies were arrested in and around Lubumbashi between 22 April and 7 May.
“The recent developments in Lubumbashi come in the context of a broader crackdown against activists, opposition party members and others who have urged that presidential elections be organized according to the constitutional timetable”, said the organisation.
What will happen next in this complex competition for power is difficult to predict, but one thing that is certain is that the race is just getting started.

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Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni addresses an audience during the second day of the Giant Club Summit of African leaders and others on tackling poaching of elephants and rhinos at the Fairmont Mount Kenya Safari Club in Nanyuki,

KAMPALA (Reuters) – Uganda’s veteran president said on Thursday he would fight corruption and impose discipline on inefficient bureaucrats who frustrated investors, in a swearing-in speech after a disputed election and protests against his rule.
Authorities blocked Facebook, Twitter, Whatsapp and other social media citing security concerns ahead of the ceremony in Kampala in which Yoweri Museveni, 71, was sworn in for another five-year term that will extend his rule to 35 years.
The president officially won 60 percent of the votes in the February election, which the opposition said was rigged. Protests have erupted since, leading to clashes with police and dozens of arrests. Officials say the vote was free and fair.
Since coming to power in 1986, Museveni is credited with restoring order after years of chaos. But experts say the growing economy has not kept up with a rising population, while critics complain about corruption and a clampdown on dissent.
“These two mistakes, corruption and delays in decision making, irritate the public and frustrate the investors,” Museveni told visiting African presidents and other dignitaries.
“This time I will act directly so as to discipline the public service as we discipline the army,” the rebel-turned-statesman said, adding that he would work to boost agricultural output in the coffee and tea exporting nation.
Police arrested opposition leader Kizza Besigye after a street protest on Wednesday. Besigye, who heads the Forum for Democratic Change party, won 35 percent of the vote. He has been under house arrest on and off since then.
The head of Uganda’s telecommunications regulator Godfrey Mutabazi said security agencies had asked that access to social media websites be blocked “to limit the possibility of terrorists taking advantage” of visits by dignitaries.
Among the visitors was Sudan’s President Omar Hassan al Bashir. The International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued a warrant for his arrest for crimes against humanity. In welcoming comments, Museveni said the ICC was “a bunch of useless people.”
In the days leading up to Museveni’s swearing-in, authorities also placed more security patrols on the streets of Kampala and residents said there was a strong presence of military and police on Thursday.
The government also banned live television or radio coverage of protests in the wake of the election, which EU monitors said was held in an intimidating atmosphere. The EU also said the electoral body lacked independence and transparency.
Opposition to the president is strongest among youths in urban areas, such as Kampala, where frustration has been fueled by unemployment, corruption and crumbling public services.

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