West African Journeys - part three

Published: May 1, 2009, 2:30 p.m.

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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. \\nIn part three Sorious returns to Liberia to follow the journey of a 26-year old woman called \\u2018Black Diamond\\u2019 as she travels hundreds of miles across Liberia in search of the daughter she calls \\u2018Beloved\\u2019. \\nThe 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.\\nFuelled by anger, she joined the rebels to become one of Liberia\\u2019s most infamous child soldiers. She tells Sorious her version of the war.

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