Sierra Leone's civil war: 'I was shot by rebels' - the dangers of ... - BBC
In our series of letters from African journalists, Umaru Fofana looks back at how reporting on Sierra Leone's civil war 25 years ago got personal and what dangers correspondents still...
25 years since war began, what lessons for Sierra Leone?
By Umaru Fofana Today - 23 March 2016 - is 25 years to the day the first shots were fired at Bomaru in the eastern Kailahun District of Sierra Leone. It would be the onset of an orgy of boundless cruelty that would confound everyone.
‘I was shot by rebels’ – the dangers of reporting
Oct 16, 2022 · In our series of letters from African journalists, Umaru Fofana looks back at how reporting on Sierra Leone’s civil war 25 years ago got personal and what dangers correspondents still face today. WARNING: This report contains descriptions some readers will find disturbing.
BBC NEWS | Africa | Did Sierra Leone get war crimes justice?
Nov 6, 2009 · As Sierra Leonean war crimes convicts begin their sentences this week in Rwanda, the BBC's Umaru Fofana considers the achievement of the Special Court for Sierra Leone, which has now...
‘I was shot by rebels’ – the dangers of reporting - MyJoyOnline.com
Oct 15, 2022 · In our series of letters from African journalists, Umaru Fofana looks back at how reporting on Sierra Leone's civil war 25 years ago got personal and what dangers correspondents still...
Umaru Fofana Narrates How He Was Nearly Killed 25 Years Ago
Oct 10, 2022 · Umaru Fofana, BBC Reporter in Sierra Leone, has narrated a horrible experience he encountered in the hands of Sierra Leonean Soldiers and rebels twenty five (25) years ago.
From Our Own Correspondent, Sierra Leone and Liberia - BBC
Apr 24, 2012 · One day in 1997, Umaru Fofana was on his way to investigate a news story in Sierra Leone. He was stopped by rebel soldiers who shot him in the leg and then took him away to attack and abuse him...
Sierra Leone marks end of war | Politico SL
By Umaru Fofana. Sierra Leone on Wednesday commemorated the end of the bloody 10-year war waged by the Revolutionary United Front (RUF) and their allies. The carnage officially ended on 18 January 2002 after tens of thousands of people had either been killed or maimed and millions displaced.
Renewed violence in Sierra Leone is a sign of fragility, polarisation
Dec 1, 2023 · Two decades after the end of its deadly civil war, Sierra Leone is once again teetering on the precipice of conflict. On November 26, gunmen attacked a military barracks and a prison in the...
Umaru Fofana | Reuters
Aug 10, 2024 · Twenty people were killed and nearly 2,000 inmates escaped during Sunday's attack on a military barracks, a prison and other locations in Sierra Leone, officials said on Monday. The government...