Heat-Health Preparedness in Freetown: Freetown City Council, with health and environmental partners and C40 Cities support, trained frontline healthcare workers to spot, treat and manage heat-related illnesses as extreme heat risks rise. ECOWAS Summit Clean-Up in Lungi: Sierra Leone Armed Forces and Police led a major environmental clean-up in Lungi, targeting sanitation and drainage around key ECOWAS Summit areas. Regional Health Data Push: Rwanda shared its national health intelligence model with Sierra Leone and other countries, aiming to strengthen local ownership of health data and reduce dependence on external systems. Nursing Capacity Boost: Sierra Leone and China inaugurated a Nursing Training Center at the China-Sierra Leone Friendship Hospital to improve nursing standards and strengthen the health workforce. Maritime Security Spotlight: A Gulf of Guinea rapid reaction maritime task force was launched with Sierra Leone among the first committed countries to tackle piracy, smuggling and illegal fishing. Climate-Resilient Farming Monitoring: A German NGO mission assessed climate-resilient farming, school gardens, water and sanitation, solar support and anti-drug initiatives across four Sierra Leone districts. Wildlife Warning: Tacugama highlighted that western chimpanzees are running out of time, underscoring urgent biodiversity protection needs. Visa-Free Travel Update: Botswana’s 2026 visa-free list includes Sierra Leone, easing travel for citizens while boosting regional mobility.