Coastal Protection Warning: NPAA Executive Director Sheikh Ahmed Tunis says Aberdeen Bridge is “no longer safe” as sand and mangroves are being removed along Sierra Leone’s coast, weakening natural barriers against sea-level rise and flooding. Floods in Freetown: NDMA confirms severe flooding after hours of heavy rain, with at least three deaths, two children missing, hundreds displaced, and contaminated boreholes in affected communities. Food Security for Kids: WFP launches the 2026/27 home-grown school feeding year after buying over one million kilograms of rice and pulses from Sierra Leonean smallholders, injecting more than US$900,000 into local farmers’ incomes. Cleaner Transport Push: NPRA, UNEP and ECOWAS partners conclude a national workshop to strengthen cleaner fuels and vehicle standards, aiming to cut emissions and improve air quality. Fisheries Under Threat: Sierra Leonean fishermen accuse foreign industrial trawlers of illegal night fishing inside the seven-mile exclusion zone, damaging nets and cutting catches by about 40%. Energy Access Milestone: Sungrow commissions the RESPITE solar-plus-storage project (35 MWh), described as Sierra Leone’s first major national-scale grid-connected power project in nearly a decade. Digital Identity Dialogue: Sierra Leone opens a public-private dialogue to guide its national digital ID platform and digital public infrastructure rollout. TVET Reform Caution: Civil society warns TVET reforms could repeat past failures unless funding, qualified tutors, and resources are sustained.