Sayra van den Berg

Sayra van den Berg is a PhD candidate at the University of Edinburgh. Her doctoral thesis examines the relationship between ex-combatants and the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) in Sierra Leone and focuses on issues of access to, and experiences of, transitional justice and participatory peacebuilding.

Selling stories of war in Sierra Leone

Ex-combatants in Sierra Leone have learned the value of their stories to western researchers, and they’re starting to charge for them.

By Sayra van den Berg

/ 28 Aug 2019