Sierra Leone was founded, albeit under British control, with the highest hopes of being a refuge for liberated Africans and freed slaves. When the country recei

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Building on the first edition, this updated volume focuses on the personalities, from the founders of Liberia, to the soldiers who are responsible simultaneousl

A new political history of the former British colony in West Africa, best known for its diamonds and recent violent civil war, this covers 225 years of history