General information

Call No.:

350-3-2:10/2

Part of series

HU OSA 350-3-2 Records of the International Monitor Institute: Africa: Sierra Leone

Located at

BetaSP NTSC #10 / No. 2

Digital ver. identifier

HU_OSA_00009782

Date of production

1998

Date

1998

Level

Item

Primary Type

Moving image

Language

English

Duration

40 min.

Notes

Very poor image quality.

Content

Form/Genre

Television program

Contents Summary

Television program aired on SLBS TV about the effects of the civil war on the lives of the Sierra Leoneans. The program focuses on the Kono district, a diamond-rich region which was targeted by the rebels. It includes footage of destroyed private and public property, and images of the aftermath of the lootings, maiming, raping, and killing of civilians that took place at the beginning of 1998. It also contains footage from February 12, 1998, when the ECOMOG troops arrived to Freetown, as well as interviews with town chiefs and villagers, soldiers, and officials, including Brgdr. Maxwell Khobe (Task Force Commander ECOMOG Sierra Leone).

Context

Associated Names

SLBS (Creator/Author)