By Umaru Fofana
Sierra Leone's FOI Law: God bless America!
By Umaru Fofana
Sometime in 2011 I met in Dakar with a dedicated access to information campaigner from a Nordic country. She had taken interest in my name on the guest list to a regional conference on freedom of information. As one of those who put together the model Freedom of Information Law for the African Union and for some other reasons, she told me that I had been nominated as one of those to meet with US President Barack Obama who had taken keen interest in access to information especially in Africa.
Presidential Advisory Note Shredded
By Umaru Fofana
I understand that not long after his election as president in 2007, Ernest Bai Koroma was advised by a church leader to avoid making promises and to always confine himself to talking about what he does and not what he plans to do.
Beyond the “rape” by the minister
By Umaru Fofana
It is one of those tragedies of our country’s media that when something happens there is the tendency for a kneejerk response to it, with many journalists often pursuing their selfish agenda and attempting to cover up even if at the expense of the public good.
