General information

Call No.:

350-3-2:3/2

Part of series

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

Located at

BetaSP NTSC #3 / No. 2

Digital ver. identifier

HU_OSA_00009775

Date of production

1996-11-30

Date

1996

Level

Item

Primary Type

Moving image

Language

English

Duration

3 min.

Content

Form/Genre

Television program

Contents Summary

The video contains footage shot on November 30, 1996, in the Ivory Coast capital, Abidjan, when Sierra Leone’s President, Ahmad Tejan Kabbah, and RUF leader Foday Sankoh signed a peace accord to bring an end to more than five years of civil war. The video continues with footage of Foday Sankoh training with other rebels, including children, in the bushes near Bo, the second largest city in Sierra Leone. These are believed to be among the first images of the RUF broadcast in the West. The segment ends with footage of Sierra Leonean civilians at an International Aid Center near Bo, where most of the children are malnourished.

Context

Associated Names

RTV (Creator/Author)