In Part 1 of this particular story published in last week’s Clarence Valley Independent, Oscar was…
The Tamsen Chronicles
Oscar Tamsen is a Yamba resident and former foreign correspondent whose work around the world from the early 1950s saw him in Colonial Africa for nearly two decades as a working journalist. Oscar's years in the 'Dark Continent,' as it was then known, had him travelling from Cairo to Cape Town, meeting some of the world's top newsmakers of the time as well as participating in a number of wars and rebellions.
A Two-Wheeled Trek Down Africa – Part 1
As a young man in 1956 I had an older friend in the figure of Colonel…
Africa’s Multicultural Failures
Multiculturalism has failed in the majority of African States with 217 wars and major massacres being…
Africa’s Diamonds of War and Death
The story of illegal diamond mining in Africa, after most countries on that continent had gained…
Red ‘White Ants’
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The Sudden Growth of Islam in Africa
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South Africa’s Secret Nuclear Deal
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BRICS with a WORLD EYE on Africa
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Visiting Africa’s ‘God’ Mountain Peaks
The rugged ice and snow bound peaks of Africa’s two highest mountains were on two separate…
A River That Lit An African City
When I worked in Dar es Salaam on Africa’s east coast as a foreign correspondent in…
Mind Games in Deepest Africa
Australia was very much in the headlines in Africa one day in the middle 1950s when…
Snakes Alive for Their Venom
One day in May 1921 the Clarence River’s then small riverside settlement of Lawrence saw the…
The Best and The Worst in Africa
One of my heroes when I worked in Africa as a journalist and foreign correspondent during…
‘Gor Blimey,’ Africa’s King-Maker
One of the great characters of Africa who I met when working there many years ago…
A Haunting African Mystery
One of the biggest historic mysteries to engulf Africa for four centuries concerns the record 60-year-long…
Putin is also Failing in Africa
Putin and his Russian military forces are currently being severely tested in Africa against a massive…
Meeting the King of the Jungle
When I was a child well before the Second World War I was entranced by the…
An African Train Ride of a Lifetime When I worked as a foreign correspondent…
They Fled To Save Their Necks
When I worked in Africa as a journalist after the Second World War, I uncovered a…