Mink Jawandor is a native of Freetown. My mom and dad were both natives of Freetown as well. I am currently living and educated in the US, my viewpoint is from a civil witness who lived inside the war and was lucky to have survived to tell the story as an educated adult twenty-eight years later from 1996, telling this story through research and personal reflection as an educated adult now with an associate, bachelor’s in political science and a master’s degree in public administrations and Minor in public policy. With educational credibility as a high school teacher. I was compelled to write on this historic event, about what the Sierra Leoneans in Freetown endured due to poor leadership discretions, relative deprivation, greed, desperation, corruption, etc. These are some internal factors most African leaders can’t control. From 1996 to 2024, it has been 28 years, almost three decades after this POWER STRUGGLE, and Sierra Leone as a whole hasn’t moved the envelope further.
My authoring is also influenced by Martin Meredith, who wrote The Faith of Africa in 2005 and discussed the reason that leads to political instability in most African nations. In Sierra Leone, he included in his writing the stories of the RUF rebel war and Raray Boy (young street boy), who are lingering hopelessly in Freetown, waiting to self-destruct.
Learn more about Mink's books here: Once Upon a Time in Freetown (1996-1999): We Want Peace: Jawandor, Mink, Maxwell, Emi: 9798336226447: Amazon.com: Books