Author Archive

Sudan and Darfur: Same Old Same Old

By Vince Gainey • Jun 6th, 2010 • Category: Africa

It’s been four years since I stepped on the sands of The Sudan, so coming back felt both familiar and a bit strange. Arrivals at Khartoum airport seemed much the same, though arriving at 2.30 a.m. on a Turkish Airlines flight meant that more than half of the only 30 or so passengers on board [...]



Zimbabwe: Back From the Brink?

By Vince Gainey • Jan 25th, 2010 • Category: Africa, Features

I spent three weeks in Zimbabwe in December 2009; it was my first return to that country in a little over two years. The last time I was there, in late 2007, inflation was heading into outer space, with more OOOOs on the banknotes than a Venetian orgasm; Comrade Bob was [...]



Kenya – Into The Lion’s Den

By Vince Gainey • Mar 24th, 2008 • Category: Africa

Author, Vince Gainey, travels into the heart of Kenya’s troubles, as the country is still reeling from its recent political and tribal bloodletting.



Kashmir – Fragile Mountains

By Vince Gainey • Mar 22nd, 2006 • Category: Central Asia

Vince Gainey recently returned from a two-week mission to Pakistan-administered Kashmir to conduct an assessment for a humanitarian aid agency on provision of health services to earthquake survivors.