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“Tribes and Turmoil” by Victor Fakondo Sr. stepped onto the international stage at the 2026 London Book Fair, held 10–12 March at Olympia, London. This year, the book fair welcomed 1,005 exhibitors and more than 33,000 visitors.
The London Book Fair (LBF) is one of the most prestigious events in the publishing world, uniting authors, publishers, literary agents, and industry professionals from over 100 countries. Far beyond a traditional book fair, it is a global marketplace for the sale and distribution of content across print, audio, film, and digital media — where deals are made, voices are amplified, and new stories find their readers.
This is where authors meet publishers, literary agents pitch to foreign buyers, and book lovers discover their next great read. It is, above all, where ideas become movements.
Some wounds do not heal on their own. They require honesty, courage, and the willingness to look at what others would rather leave buried.
Tribes and Turmoil: The Unhealed Wounds of Sierra Leone is Rev. Dr. Victor Fakondo Sr.’s unflinching examination of a nation still reckoning with the deep fractures left by tribalism, conflict, and years of civil war. It is not a distant academic analysis. It is the work of a man who was shaped by Sierra Leone, who carries its pain, and who refuses to let its people settle for a peace that is only surface deep.
With the clarity of a scholar, the compassion of a pastor, and the urgency of someone who has witnessed the cost of unaddressed division firsthand, Rev. Dr. Fakondo traces the spiritual, cultural, and social dimensions of tribal wounds — and charts a path toward the kind of healing that is not just possible, but necessary. Reconciliation, he argues, is not a luxury. It is the only foundation on which a nation can truly stand.
For readers seeking to understand post-conflict societies, the enduring legacy of tribalism, or the role of faith and community in national healing, this book offers both profound insight and genuine hope.
Rev. Dr. Victor Fakondo Sr. is a Sierra Leonean-born scholar, pastor, and social justice advocate whose life has been devoted to healing, reconciliation, and the pursuit of peace. With decades of pastoral leadership, academic engagement, and work across multiple continents, he brings a rare depth of experience to the questions this book dares to ask. He holds degrees in theology and the social sciences and has spent his career promoting intercultural understanding, compassionate leadership, and justice in communities that need it most. Through his writings and ministry, he continues to inspire a new generation of leaders to choose unity over division — and healing over silence.
