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Two sisters who fled from rebels at the height of the civil war in Sierra Leone are both accomplished soldiers now - but for different countries. One is a member of the British army and the other just passed out as an officer with the military in Sierra Leone.

Corporal Lucy Moiwo who is serving with the British army was there to support her sister Lt Matilda Matu Moiwo at her graduation ceremony in Sierra Leone. The two officers told Umaru Fofana how they both came to sign up for army careers.

(Image: Lt Matilda Matu Moiwo of the Republic of Sierra Leone Army [L] and her sister Corporal Lucy Moiwo who serves in the British Army [R]. Photo courtesy of the Moiwo family).