Water Security: Guma Valley Water Company warns that deforestation and encroachment are degrading Freetown’s catchments, raising contamination risks and threatening long-term water supply. Electric Mobility: Sierra Leone’s youth EV pilot gets a reality check: without reliable electricity, skills, oversight, and road-ready vehicles, the 50 electric cars could sit idle. Critical Minerals: Sierra Leone joins global rare earth and critical minerals talks at SPIEF 2026, pushing for local value addition, skills transfer, and transparent supply chains. Digital Skills: DSTI and UNICEF graduate participants from Tech 101 and Tech for Kids digital literacy programmes in Freetown. Ebola Preparedness: Cafod launches an emergency fundraising push as the DRC outbreak worsens, scaling community surveillance, handwashing, hygiene kits and PPE. Ebola Alert (UK): UK health services issue an Ebola readiness warning to hospitals and clinics, urging PPE checks and isolation preparedness. Electricity Access (Regional): A World Bank-backed West Africa power programme reports expanded access and cross-border trade, with thousands of kilometres of transmission lines built. Governance & Delivery: A call is made for climate action to move beyond pledges toward practical delivery systems that communities can feel. Rare Earth Cooperation: Sierra Leone signals interest in working with Russia on rare earth minerals after earlier cooperation steps. Youth Football: SLFA welcomes new Leone Stars head coach Didier Gomes Da Rosa and reiterates grassroots youth development plans.