Cocaine trafficking in West Africa: A new arrest at OR Tambo Airport highlights how West Africa is increasingly used as a cocaine transit route to Europe and America, with seizures rising sharply since 2019 and estimates putting the share of Western Europe-bound cocaine transiting the region at around 30% to one third. Conservation funding coordination: Sierra Leone’s Conservation Trust Fund is pushing closer collaboration with the Ministry of Tourism and Cultural Affairs, while NWRMA and CTF also plan joint revenue and tighter regulatory alignment to better protect wetlands and marine ecosystems. Agriculture for climate resilience: Sierra Leone’s agriculture delegation joined the World AgriFood Innovation conference in Beijing to learn how digital extension, farmer field schools and green value chains can strengthen food security and climate resilience. Waste management reforms: Nigeria, Guinea-Bissau and Sierra Leone are working on stronger waste management laws and coordination, including better integration of informal waste workers. Freetown transport and environment: The $92.3m solar-powered cable car project has cleared technical and environmental reviews but is still stuck awaiting Cabinet approval. Public health and financing: Africa CDC advances a harmonised behavioural intelligence and infodemic management framework, with Sierra Leone among participating countries.