sierra leone

The author provides an account of life in Sierra Leona at the end of the civil war that raged in the country for eleven years, told from his viewpoint as an outsider who had spent some time in the country years earlier, as well as the perspective of Sewa Bockarie Marah, a leader in the People's Party.

Ian Stewart presents an account of his experiences reporting from West Africa's Sierra Leone during the violence that erupted when armed rebels stormed the capital in 1999, telling how he and two colleagues were ambushed and shot, and providing insight into the world of war correspondents.

Explains how diamond smuggling in Sierra Leone has funded a brutal rebel war that has wrought havoc on the country's people; discusses connections to such groups as al-Quaeda; and measures the international diamond industry's complicity in the situation.

A biography of the American seaman and merchant who encouraged fellow blacks to colonize Sierra Leone, who sought a stronger legal position for blacks in America, and who was responsible for a Massachusetts law giving blacks the right to vote.

Explains how diamond smuggling in Sierra Leone has funded a brutal rebel war that has wrought havoc on the country's people; discusses connections to such groups as al-Quaeda; and measures the international diamond industry's complicity in the situation.

Describes the life of Mariatu Kamara, focusing on her experiences as a child during the civil war in Sierra Leone where she was raped, tortured, and had her hands cut off by juvenile rebel soldiers; and discusses her experiences after the war.

When shy fourteen-year-old Jodie accompanies her anthropologist mother to live in Sierra Leone, she befriends a local girl but encounters a cultural divide that cannot be crossed.