Blue Economy & Fisheries: Ghana unveiled Africa’s first Blue Food Innovation Hub at the Our Ocean Conference in Mombasa, aiming to mobilise at least $10m by 2032 to support aquaculture startups, research, and finance access—especially for women, youth and inland producers—while tackling illegal fishing pressures across West Africa. Urban Waste & Clean Cities: Freetown City Council set new price caps for “Dorti Mus Go” waste collection, standardising household and business charges to improve transparency and keep sanitation services more affordable and accountable. Youth Climate Leadership: Freetown City Council backed YICA’s Young Women Climate Mentorship Programme, training 20 participants to strengthen community climate action and inclusive decision-making. Evidence-Based Education: Sierra Leone’s Ministry of Basic and Senior Secondary Education signed an MoU with J-PAL Africa to strengthen the school subsidy programme and build data and research capacity for better learning outcomes. Labour & Decent Work: Sierra Leone’s employment minister met the ILO in Geneva to push labour reforms and decent work, highlighting recent national labour conference progress. Maritime Security (Gulf of Guinea): Sierra Leone joined a new Combined Maritime Task Force Gulf of Guinea framework to improve regional maritime safety and protect the blue economy.