The Documentary Podcast: Archive 2009 - West African Journeys - part three

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Award-winning journalist Sorious Samura heads back to his native West Africa for a trip through his homeland of Sierra Leone and other neighbouring countries.
In part three Sorious returns to Liberia to follow the journey of a 26-year old woman called ‘Black Diamond’ as she travels hundreds of miles across Liberia in search of the daughter she calls ‘Beloved’.
The child was born after Diamond, then aged 15, was raped by government soldiers. During the rape her parents tried to defend her and were killed.
Fuelled by anger, she joined the rebels to become one of Liberia’s most infamous child soldiers. She tells Sorious her version of the war.

Published on Friday, 1st May 2009.

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