civil war, 1991-

Smuggler Danny Archer joins with fisherman Solomon Vandy in the midst of the civil war in Sierra Leone in 1999 to recover a rare and very valuable pink diamond, and rescue Vandy's young son who has been conscripted into the rebel forces.

Provides information on the history and inner workings of the diamond smuggling industry in Sierra Leone.

Ishmael Beah describes his experiences after he was driven from his home by war in Sierra Leone and picked up by the government army at the age of thirteen, serving as a soldier for three years before being removed from fighting by UNICEF and eventually moving to the United States. Presented in Spanish.

Ishmael Beah describes his experiences after he was driven from his home by war in Sierra Leone and picked up by the government army at the age of thirteen, serving as a soldier for three years before being removed from fighting by UNICEF and eventually moving to the United States.

Drawings, letters, and poems by children from schools and refugee camps in former Yugoslavia, expressing their hopes and fears in a shattered world.

Ishmael Beah describes his experiences after he was driven from his home by war in Sierra Leone and picked up by the government army at the age of thirteen, serving as a soldier for three years before being removed from fighting by UNICEF and eventually moving to the United States.

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.

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.