Country

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2000

Teun Voeten, Newton, Sierra Leone, May 2000. Civil Defence Forces, also known as Kamajors, perform a war dance.
Sierra Leone 2000.
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2000

Teun Voeten, between Bo and Kenema, Sierra Leone, May 2000. Kamajor (militia man), at a checkpoint.
Sierra Leone 2000.
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2000

Newton, Sierra Leone, May 2000. Civil Defence Forces, also know as Kamajors, on their way to the frontline to repel a rebel attack.
Sierra Leone 2000.
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December 1999

Freetown, Sierra Leone, December 1999. Boys at water tap in Brookfields, a poor neighbourhood in Freetown.
Sierra Leone 1999.
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December 1999

Freetown, Sierra Leone, December 1999. Women walking by a mural of gangsta rapper Tupac Shakur, who was very popular with the rebels.
Sierra Leone 1999.
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1999

Teun Voeten, Freetown, Sierra Leone, April 1999. Kamajors, a militia of traditional local hunters, in battle dress. Kamajors carry pouches with secret substances which make them, according to their beliefs, invulnerable for enemy bullets.
Sierra Leone 1999.
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1999

Teun Voeten, Freetown, Sierra Leone, December 1999. Kids at a shelter waiting for family reunification. Some were amputated by rebels, others were wounded in the war.
Sierra Leone 1999.
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1999

Teun Voeten, Freetown/Waterloo, Sierra Leone, April 1999. Civil Defence Forces at a roadblock close to the frontline. The boy has been given a wood rifle for practicing purposes.
Sierra Leone 1999.
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1994

Lumberjack cutting down wood for the lumber industry, Sierra Leone.
Sierra Leone 1994.
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May 2000

Freetown, Sierra Leone, May 2000. Government propaganda poster to promote peace and reconciliation.
Sierra Leone 2000.
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1994

Searching for gold in the river bed
Sierra Leone 1994.

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