This is a collection of eleven heart-wrenching stories about children forced to participate in scenes of carnage in the Sierra Leonean civil war of 1991-2002. Ibrahim Bangura combines his experience in disarmament, and demobilization with the insights of a creative genius to recount these stories from realistic yet fictional perspectives. The stories give a complete vision of the war with themes ranging from conscription to reintegration of child soldiers. This is a great read for both creative minds and scholars of war related questions Oscar C. Labang, PhD Kansas City, MO

This book critically examines the approaches to Disarmament, Demobilisation and Reintegration (DDR) of ex-combatants programming in Africa.