Sierra Leone End-of-Term Report 2016-2018 – For Public Comment

In 2019, the Independent Reporting Mechanism (IRM)The Independent Reporting Mechanism (IRM) is OGP’s accountability arm and the main means of tracking progress in participating countries. The IRM provides independent, evidence-based, and objective ... published the end of term report for Sierra Leone’s second action planAction plans are at the core of a government’s participation in OGP. They are the product of a co-creation process in which government and civil society jointly develop commitments to open governmen.... The report covers the full action plan implementation period of June 2016 to July 2018.

In Sierra Leone, the IRM researcher Charlie Hughes’ findings are summarized below:

“Sierra Leone completed only one of its ten commitments, as the OGP leadership within the country experienced a significant breakdown. The second action plan led to limited improvements in open government. OGP leadership in Sierra Leone should be reformed.”

The version of the report for public comment is available here. The two-week public comment period closed 12 August 2019.