AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoFlood Disaster in Freetown: NDMA confirms three deaths, two missing and over 300 houses destroyed after severe flash flooding and erosion hit parts of the city, with contaminated boreholes raising immediate water-safety worries. Solar-Storage Boost for Sierra Leone’s Grid: Sungrow has commissioned a World Bank-backed RESPITE solar-plus-storage project, adding 35MWh via eight PowerTitan units, using black-start capability to work around unstable grid conditions and cut long outages. Health System for Climate-Linked Risks: The Health Ministry launched a costed national roadmap to expand acute febrile illness diagnostic capacity, aiming to strengthen surveillance, lab quality, and outbreak readiness. Climate-Resilient Land Use in Informal Settlements: SLURC is working with communities in Thompson Bay and Pamoronko to push more inclusive land-use practices that reduce flooding risk as Freetown grows. Water Infrastructure Progress: WASHAERP steering committee chair Hannah McCarthy inspected key Guma Valley Water projects ahead of commissioning, targeting safer, more reliable drinking water for underserved Western Area communities. Cybersecurity Watch: NatCA says it’s monitoring ongoing cyber incidents and urges the public to protect accounts and report suspicious activity.
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