What was Sierra Leone like before the Civil War in 1991?

The Sierra Leone Civil War was an armed conflict in the West African country of Sierra Leone from 1991–2002. read more

I started going to Sierra Leone in 2006, and have spent about 15 months there, spread out over the years. In rural areas, life is not too dissimilar from the time before the war. read more

The Sierra Leone Civil War (1991–2002) began on 23 March 1991 when the Revolutionary United Front (RUF), with support from the special forces of Charles Taylor’s National Patriotic Front of Liberia (NPFL), intervened in Sierra Leone in an attempt to overthrow the Joseph Momoh government. read more