Two decades on, Sierra Leone still scarred by civil war • FRANCE 24 English

Between 1991 and 2002, the small West African nation of Sierra Leone was ravaged by a decade of war, killing an estimated 50,000 to 200,000 people. The conflict was also marked by rapes, mutilations and the forced use of child soldiers in both the rebel and regular armies. Twenty years on, the country is still trying to recover from the civil war, one of Africa's most violent and brutal. Sierra Leone remains deeply divided and plagued by corruption. And despite its many riches, it’s one of the poorest countries in the world.

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