AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoWater Safety in Freetown: Sierra Leone’s Water Ministry has stepped up checks on private water companies after a five-day monitoring drive across 41 facilities, flagging uneven compliance on hygiene, filtration, UV treatment, chlorine residuals, storage and waste handling. River Pollution Crackdown: The EPA Sierra Leone destroyed five giant dredges in an operation targeting illegal Moa River mining near SALWACO’s intake, aiming to protect water sources and river ecosystems from pollution. Urban Waste and Health: Garbage piles at the Waterloo dumpsite near Tombo Junction are encroaching on the Bomeh Main Highway, worsening traffic and raising public health worries as informal vegetable offloading and trading continues around waste. EU–Freetown Governance Push: The EU and Freetown City Council launched SURGE, a local governance and service delivery project to strengthen municipal systems, improve financial management, and expand economic opportunities tied to market reconstruction, sanitation and recycling. Fisheries Nutrition Link: A new study links global nutrient shortfalls to how fisheries are managed and traded, urging governments to retain more catch locally and build food and nutrition security into fisheries access agreements. Infrastructure Delivery Concern: A commentary warns Sierra Leone’s long-stalled Siaka Stevens National Stadium rehabilitation is a test of government project planning and delivery—an issue that matters for future major works.
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