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Mali presidential election marred by violence

Officials in Mali say more than 700 polling stations were not able to operate during Sunday's presidential election because of attacks or threats of violence.

Authorities said Monday the counting of ballots is underway, but said no ballots were cast at 716 polling stations — representing just over 3 percent of the country's total — because violence forced the stations to stay closed.

The affected polling stations are located in the country's central and northern regions, areas that have already been troubled by Islamic extremism and ethnic unrest.

Electoral officials count ballot papers at the polling station on July 29, 2018 in Bamako, during Malian presidential elections

Reports of violence included election officials beaten up, ballot boxes burned and election supervisors stopped by armed groups from entering polling stations.

Security was a central issue during the campaign in which President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita is seeking a second term against 24 challengers.

The government said the vote across much of the country was peaceful and was carried out in an orderly way. However, the disenfranchised voters could turn into a flashpoint for Mali if the result is close.

Keita's main challenger is Soumaila Cisse, a former finance and economy minister, who lost against the president in the 2013 election. Cisse has already complained about the vote being disrupted, as well as possible election fraud.

The international community is hoping for an overall successful presidential election in Mali. A positive outcome would help solidify a peace agreement between the government, pro-government forces and former Tuareg rebels in combating Islamic extremists in the largely lawless north.

The atmosphere was calm in the capital but instances of violence were reported in other parts of the country.

Voting was slow in the Malian capital Bamako. At 8am, there were very few people at the voting stations, in keeping with the low rate of voter card collection by the Bamako electorate. And some were even less lucky.

"I'm Eli Togo. I never got my voter card," says this voter. "I went to look for it, but it was not available. That's a shame because I would have loved to cast my vote for my candidate. But let the best win and rule with love for our country in his heart."

There also were other reasons why Malians could not vote. By early Sunday afternoon, there were reports of attacks in the north and central regions of the country. Timbuktu, Kidal and Mopti reported violent incidents that prevented some people from casting their votes.

At least 10 incidents of violence at polling stations and against election officials had been reported by mid-afternoon.

These are the areas that have presidential candidate Cheikh Modibo Diarra worried, and not just because of the violence. There are two regions where roughly only half of the residents have been receiving there voting cards.

"For Timbuktu, that means some 175,000 votes," he said. "But when you get to Mopti, you're talking about 1.1 million voters. If 60 per cent of those people can't vote that means 650,000. Now provided somebody put their hands on those bulletins on behalf of those people… that can bias, you'll agree with me, heavily the outcome of this election."

On Saturday, the government and the opposition, in the presence of international observers, reached what they called a consensus on the elimination of fictitious voters and a parallel register, which the opposition claimed tilted the election in the government's favor by a whopping 1.2 million possible votes.

Diarra and his opposition colleagues now hope the contest will be more transparent. Mali's vote is crucial for the international community led by France and the United States, which is using the country as a cornerstone for its fight against terrorist groups in the region.

Neighbors such as Burkina Faso, Mauritania and Niger, which are also affected by Mali's instabilities as they have hosted tens of thousands of refugees since the country's conflict began in 2012, are also keenly watching the outcome.

Malians consider it their civic duty to vote but have little confidence in the current system changing.

Some analysts have been predicting an upset, and in terms of names this means that either President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta or his main challenger, Soumaïla Cissé, would not win more than 50 percent of the vote, leading to a second vote on Aug. 12.

Results of Sunday's vote may be known by Wednesday, although a final result is not expected until Friday.

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How refugees make their way and settle in Uganda

When he arrived from the Democratic Republic of Congo in 2011, Renee Mushaga was a helpless teenager, who had survived the unending war in his home country.

Without the support of his family, whose whereabouts he did not know, Mushaga was taken to Rwamwanja refugee camp, Kamwenge district.  However, having been a student, the 17-year-old was able to join a secondary school in Hoima, in senior three.

Three years later, he joined Uganda Technical College Kyema in Masindi, where he was able to secure a diploma in mechanical engineering, specializing in metalwork. Today, he lives outside Kasese town with his Mukonjo fiancee, where he runs a metal workshop.

South Sudanese refugees cooking in a camp in northern Uganda

Mushaga's story is part of a study by the dean of the school of Civil Service at the Uganda Management Institute, Dr Sylvester Kugonza. In his study, Dr Kugonza thinks Uganda's refugee framework needs to be improved to address some peculiarities.

"The refugee law of 1964 makes it illegal for anyone to host a refugee outside a camp. However, the 1994 arrival of thousands of refugees, fleeing the genocide in Rwanda and the subsequent troubles in Congo, brought several professionals into the country and these could not fit properly in the camps," he says.

Many of these eventually found their way into the urban areas, where some are working."

The circumstances under which many of these refugees work are usually vague. Some procure work permits, while others prefer to take advantage of Uganda's weak regulations to work under the radar, usually pretending to be indigenous Ugandans.

This usually applies to those who are operating their own businesses or those in low-level jobs, such as agriculture, shoe repair, watch making or masonry. Dr Kugonza quotes UNHCR statistics, which show that by 2017, there were 68.5m displaced people around the world, the largest since the Second World War. Of these, Uganda hosts 1.5m.

ORIGINS

Uganda first started hosting refugees in 1942, when 80 Polish refugees were settled near the present-day Nyabyeya Forestry Institute in Masindi. The next major batch of refugees arrived in 1959 from Rwanda.

Among them was a toddler, known today as Paul Kagame, president of Rwanda. Most of these have initially settled in various camps, around the country, where they have free access to vital services such as healthcare and education.

Uganda has allocated 350 sq miles (900 sq km), almost the size of Buikwe district. On paper, the law provides that once the situation stabilizes, they should be able return to their countries of origin, but most never do.

According to minister of Relief, Disaster Preparedness and Refugees, Hilary Onek, that is how Uganda's refugee population has swollen to over 1.5million. "If you look at the situation in South Sudan or DR Congo, it is not improving; these people can't go back," Onek says. "And those who eventually start working here become economic migrants, technically posing as refugees."

Minister Hillary Onek

Onek says the peculiarities of the situation led to a request from cabinet for a review of Uganda's 2006 comprehensive refugee response framework.

"Our policy has been commended as the most progressive. But there is a need to integrate it into the national development plan and deal with some of the inconsistencies," he explains.

"We are considering a policy change, where refugees who return to their country, should not be allowed back in the same status, since they are not unsafe in their countries. They are no longer refugees. "

Onek is also aware that the way refugees are counted may be at question. As the number of refugees increases, the cost of hosting then has continued to rise. Pius Gumisiriza, a lecturer at the UMI, believes that Uganda is actually hosting only 800,000 refugees, and not twice that number, as the government states.

"Some of the refugees register several times, so that they can access more food," Gumisiriza said. "These people are starving … so they get children who they register several times so that they can get a card that entitles them to 10kg of maize for a family for three weeks … that is how we end up with such a huge number of refugees."

To this, Onek says the government is aware and is presently registering refugees. "We are doing a comprehensive audit of all refugees, including their biometric data, so that we can tell how many we actually have," Onek says.

The minister also wants the matter of naturalization for refugees who stay for longer than 20 years resolved.

"If you go to my district of Lamwo [in northern Uganda], we never had light-skinned people, but our residents find them in the refugee camp and intermarry, and suddenly we have a situation where these people are now part of us … we need to resolve that," he said.

Responding to the call, the chairperson of the UMI governing council, Francis X Lubanga, says the institute is ready to work with the ministry on this policy. "We are ready to work with you, aware that government is encouraging evidence-based research in order to inform policy development for the good of all Ugandan residents, including refugees," he says.

But all these issues seem so far away from Mushaga's mind as he goes about his daily work in Kasese. His fiancée is expecting a child by the end of the year, and the prospect of returning to Congo seems far from his mind. "The people here have been like family to me; so, I hope I can settle here," Mushaga says.

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Judith Heard Speaks Out On Leaked Nudes

Socialite Judith Heard has told the Red Pepper she is might be a bit stirred but she’s definitely not shaken after her nudes were leaked on social media last week.

Qn: Its been a rough week for you. How do you feel after your nudes were posted?

HEARD: Haaaa I feel energized, great and positive like always, you can tell that by my day to day life on social media. 

Qn: Are you proud of it?

HEARD: Not really am just shocked how cold and cruel someone could go trying to tarnish my reputation and image which he or she failed to do so…Listen am already established and self made in the way not even nude photos can try to take a piece of it.

Qn: Who recorded the sex tape?

HEARD: I would like to take this platform to say am not the one in that sex tape? My hand and ankle are both tatooed and if you view that sex tape well the person in it carries no tatoo. So am just playing cool more so agree to disagree, these are all plays brought by haters to make me loose focus.. Haaaaa … am so ready this time. 

Qn: Who leaked it?

HEARD: (Photos) I think its any of those negative minded life styled people out there who did so but I guess they managed to satisfy there hunger and thirst because soon or later they will quench for more. Hate is a curse whenever you try to live life on the negative side, you will always find ways to keep up with it. But I pray they all get redemption. But for the (video) I have no idea about it. 

LEAKED: Judith with a male companion in the pictures that went viral

Qns..Were you aware that the tape was being recorded? 

HEARD: The person in the sex tape is not me so I will pass that question, may be if you found the girl in that sex tape she would answer this question better. 

Qns..Are you still married?

HEARD: Haaaaa….Am a happy married woman with 3 children and am loving every moment of it bits by bits. People are so depressed because I do not normally post my husband on my social media pages but he is okay with it because him as a person, he loves his privacy and I respect that as his wife. But we are fine and he is at home now with the kids. 

Qn: Did it happen before or after your marriage?

HEARD: Photos were taken before my marriage. Those photos are very very old like very… the person who leaked them must have had his personal grievances but am a public figure and i best know there always people out there so bipolar to get my attention which I normally don’t give. They will be fine. 

Qn: You have some people who look up to you. What message do you think they will pick from it?

HEARD: Life is a rainbow when you get close to it, it disappears to another place and when you go there it disappears again but the midst of chasing the rainbow, you always find hills, mountains and valleys in your way but then that doesn’t not stop you from going after the rainbow… Life will always hit you so bad up to your knees but you must always stand up strong and hit back. Fall seven times get up on the eighth time. Am so focused on my goals, work for the community and my family. What happened was a test of the devils work that it doesn’t sleep so everyone out there should know am not resting too.. I have a big team and management working day and night to make me stay on top like always and if you can’t beat us, Join us. At the end of the day. Prayers go up and blessing come down.

Am still Judith Heard, Slim Nalongo, Hot mama, Atagejja, Atakogo and Africa’s Top Model.

Also I wanna use this opportunity to apologize to my  family,friends and fans all over the world am sorry these pictures were meant to remain private hurt them. Am human, maybe I shouldn’t have taken them but well, its a lesson I have learnt now. Life is a correction of experiences.

QN: Did you like talk about it with hubby?

HEARD: No man wants to see his woman’s body all over social media pages but am blessed to have a very understanding man.

He’s stood by me since day one

Qn: How was your performance on the UNESCO event?

HEARD: it was breath taking as always… Everytime i step on the runway it feels like never before but in general it was so amazing we got to showcase alot of African designs thanks to Stela Atal who always believes in me and on top of that i got a chance to meet the Director General of UNESCO Audrey Azoulay who got inspired by my works and love for African fashion. Alot is coming on our way to add on that come 24th Augast 2018 i will be hosting the East African European Convetion in London-UK, So the sky is never the Limit.