ThinkTank

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.

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.

By Umaru Fofana

By Umaru Fofana

By Umaru Fofana

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.

By Umaru Fofana

It is a cliché that looking for a job in Sierra Leone, where two-thirds of the workforce are not employed, is easier than looking for a house to rent. It is a reality that hardly has any attention been given to the issue of housing in the country despite the civil war having made a terrible situation almost unbearable. The low cost houses in Kissy are virtually nonexistent. Where they do exist they are a health hazard.