Liberia's war and peace: Lessons from 30 years' reporting - BBC News

The BBC's Jonathan Paye-Layleh is retiring after covering Liberia for three tumultuous decades.

1 day agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, Jonathan Paye-LaylehIn our series of letters from African writers, retiring journalist Jonathan Paye-Layleh reflects on his 30-year career covering the tumultuous events in his home country, Liberia.

I am glad I managed to stay alive to pen these words.

Over the last three decades, colleagues have died while doing their job and I have found my life threatened, especially when covering Liberia's conflicts.

But I survived.

Three decades ago, during the first of Liberia's two civil wars that overwhelmed the country for 14 years, I wanted to tell the story of the people trapped behind rebel lines.

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