Sierra Leone's central bank appealed a transparency regulator's order over a journalist's records request for years, until the High Court upheld the regulator in May 2025.
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In December 2019, journalist Martha Kargbo asked the Bank of Sierra Leone for records on foreign-exchange history; per the Africa Freedom of Information Centre, the bank redirected her to its website, where the information could not be found. After months of silence she went to the Right to Access Information Commission (RAIC), which found the bank had failed to comply with the Right to Access Information Act, 2013, and issued a compliance order and fine. The bank challenged the decision in court; in March 2025 RAIC's chairman described the bank's appeal as ongoing. On 26 May 2025 the High Court in Freetown, per AFIC, ruled in a way that upheld RAIC's authority and the right to information.
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The High Court in Freetown has upheld the power of the Right to Access Information Commission against the Bank of Sierra Leone
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