Maternal & Child Nutrition: Sierra Leone’s Vice President Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh urged bigger investment in nutrition during a child’s first 1,000 days, calling it a foundation for resilience and long-term development, and pointing to programmes like Feed Salone, school feeding, food fortification and the proposed Nourish Salone movement. Water Security & Infrastructure: The Ministry of Water Resources and Sanitation is exploring a partnership with Egypt’s METIPRO to modernise water infrastructure, including options such as seawater desalination for the Western Area and future development around the Rokel River Basin. Water Sector Governance: Sierra Leone’s SALWACO Act review reached a key milestone after a technical working group meeting, moving reforms toward stakeholder validation and government approval to strengthen water-sector governance and service delivery. Development Coordination: Catholic Relief Services launched a new digital Coordination and Visualization Platform in Freetown to improve how projects are mapped, coordinated, and monitored across Sierra Leone. Wildlife & Climate Pressure: Tacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary highlights how habitat loss, illegal wildlife trade and climate change are driving threats to Sierra Leone’s western chimpanzees, while community livelihood support aims to reduce pressure on forests. Regional Integration Energy Deal: ECOWAS member states signed the African Atlantic Gas Pipeline intergovernmental agreement in Freetown, clearing the way for a major cross-border gas corridor that could reshape energy access across West Africa. Road Safety: Sierra Leone’s Road Safety Authority reaffirmed the country’s push to halve road deaths and serious injuries by 2030 after adopting a UN global road safety resolution.