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A book written by a former child soldier ... including his alleged fomentation of the civil war in Sierra Leone. But, like many of his compatriots, Beah is upset that Taylor is in the dock in ...
has launched a book detailing his account of the Sierra Leone civil war titled: 'Atrocities, Diamonds and Diplomacy: The Inside Story of the Conflict in Sierra Leone'. The launching took place on ...
The civil war in Sierra Leone has been over for more than a decade, but changes are needed if thousands of survivors, and the nation itself, are to move beyond the conflict, according to a new book by ...
“War, Women and Post-conflict Empowerment: Lessons from Sierra Leone” depicts the everyday struggles of women trying to improve their lives, while illuminating the political, legal and ...
Twenty years on, the country is still trying to recover from the civil war, one of Africa's most brutal. Sierra Leone remains deeply divided and plagued by corruption. And despite its many riches ...
Twenty-five years ago, Sierra Leone plunged into a decade-long brutal civil war, made famous by the chilling practice of mass amputations of hands, arms and legs and the film “Blood Diamond.” ...
In the leafy suburbs of Oslo Amputee Camp in this northern town in Sierra Leone, a three-hour drive from the capital city of Freetown, survivors and perpetrators of the 1991-2002 civil war live ...
While undertaking my PhD research: 2018 awarded Flinders University Overseas Travel Grant 2020 awarded Flinders University Write-up Stipend Scholarship Sierra Leone ... of the civil war in ...
On a busy weekend in Freetown, Sierra Leone, dozens of people gather to watch ... but it unites players and serves as a “therapy” for war victims to face their shared trauma.
Sierra Leoneans head to the polls Saturday for presidential elections. Older voters say they are concerned that youths, who rioted last August to protest the country's economic challenges, may ...