ECOWAS Push for Results: Sierra Leone President Julius Maada Bio urged West African leaders to move beyond promises and deliver jobs, democracy and peace as the China-aided new ECOWAS headquarters was commissioned in Abuja. Regional Integration Meets Climate Reality: ECOWAS leaders and Tinubu framed the “Eye of Africa” as a push for industrialisation and a shift from importing to producing—while warning that climate change and food insecurity remain major threats. Sierra Leone Waste & Safety: Freetown City Council begins a door-to-door drive to register households for formal waste collection, with fines for dirty frontages, as NDMA also inspected coastal and right-of-way encroachments tied to petrol-station risks. Cleaner Growth & Jobs: Nigeria’s green transition plans got a boost with ILO/FG/France Phase II just-transition work aimed at green jobs and worker protection—relevant to the region’s low-carbon push. Food Security Tender: WFP opened an expression of interest for a women-led enterprise to run a Makeni food-processing facility using climate-smart approaches for infant nutrition. Police Forensics Upgrade: Sierra Leone Police commissioned a Transnational Organised Crime Unit forensic lab in Hastings to strengthen investigations and prosecutions. AfCFTA Recognition: Sierra Leone received continental praise for AfCFTA implementation progress, including tariff gazetting and a readiness assessment model. Extreme Heat & Health Tech: A Sierra Leone-linked machine-learning project improved medicine allocation in pilot districts, while broader reporting highlights how extreme heat hits the poorest hardest.