"Provides important insider information concerning Sierra Leone's recent war... and builds on the author's] established reputation as an insightful and courageous journalist." --William Reno, Northwestern UniversityA Dirty War in West Africa recounts Lansana Gberie's harrowing experiences as a jour[...]
"A Dirty War in West Africa" charts in gripping detail - based on first-band experience - the decade long civil war that brought Sierra Leone to its knees from 1991-2001. The group spearheading the violence, the Revolutionary United Front (RUF), claimed to be freeing the country from corruption and [...]