
Rebecca Tinsley
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When the Stars
Fall to Earth
This is a novel about people who find themselves in the middle of a horrific conflict and how they survive. Their choices affect their families, the people they love, and the course of their lives. Their stories start before the events in Sudan touch them, following them through challenges and triumphs, as they rebuild their lives. .
Genocide, Africa and the French Connection
A new report on the Rwandan genocide finds the Mitterrand government was at fault for its support of the Kigali regime.
A world haunted by genocide denial
When he was asked about the Sudanese regime’s ethnic cleansing in Darfur, Turkey’s President Erdogan said, “It is not possible for a Muslim to commit genocide.”
Massacre of primary school pupils in Cameroon
At least eight children were killed in the attack on Mother Francisca International Academy in Kumba this morning, Saturday 24 October.
All Christians are brothers, and all Muslims are brothers – except when their skin is black
How much empathy do Christians feel for their brothers and sisters in Africa? Why do Muslims lose so little sleep over the elimination of their co-religionists in Darfur?
Being anti-Trump won’t win in 2020. What will?
Anti-Trumpers harbour grief and anger about their defeat – this they couple with an encyclopaedic knowledge of Trump’s sins. But Democrats have provided no clear idea of how to move forward.
Africa’s Angry Young Men
No school, no job, no future. Why so many of Africa's young men choose militias.
Meet ‘cultural norm’, he kills girls: The tragedy of child brides
The UN expresses concern about maternal mortality among children, but few member states are willing to confront the issue
Is Re-defining Masculinity Key for Long-term Security and Equality?
Everybody wins when masculinity is re-imagined
Remembering the man who was not discouraged
“Anyone can stick to a thing that is going swimmingly, but the man who is not discouraged is the only man who can do any good in this country.”
Unsung Heroes in an Unknown War
This book is a collection of essays by Sam and his friends, all of whom regularly face death to deliver aid and medical help to civilians being ethnically cleansed by the government of Sudan.
Good News for the Bad Hombres
The US government is rumored to be on the verge of lifting decades-old sanctions against the Sudanese regime. America will thereby signal to the world’s despots that they can ethnically cleanse their unwanted citizens with impunity.
Rebooting a COVID-19 global ceasefire – and Israel’s role
In March, when it became clear COVID-19 was an urgent global threat, the United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, called for a ceasefire in the world’s conflict zones.
Call religious hatred by its name
Based on its research, Amnesty International concludes the security services demonstrate “at least, willful negligence; at worst, complicity” in attacks on Christians.
Will China benefit from Africa’s COVID-19 recession?
The Coronavirus recession is plunging Africa further into debt as demand for commodities falls, along with oil prices.
Iraq, and the warning from Jewish history
The lesson learned from the Jewish experience in Iraq is of little comfort to other deeply-rooted ethnic and religious minorities still hanging on there. It requires the sustained focus of the international community to hold the Iraqi authorities to their promises to respect its diverse population.
Our selective outrage about Gaza
This week, social media has heaved with indignation at the plight of Palestinian protesters. Yet, the same critics of the State of Israel are strangely silent about the slaughter of far greater numbers of people in places like Sudan.
Let Cameroon be Famous for Soccer, Not Civil War
Ask most people what they know about Cameroon, and the best informed may mention the national soccer team.
The lingering legacy of Ebola in Sierra Leone
As the deadly disease appears in Congo, Sierra Leone is still counting the cost of its 2014 epidemic.
In this new Sudan, will the elite protesters stand up for suffering Darfur?
The Capital’s protest leaders made a deal with the military.