AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoECOWAS Summit in Freetown: Nigeria’s VP Kashim Shettima arrived in Sierra Leone (Lungi and then Freetown) to represent President Tinubu at the 69th ECOWAS mid-year summit, where leaders are set to push peace and security, trade and economic integration, infrastructure, and sustainable development. Regional disaster readiness: President Julius Maada Bio commissioned an ECOWAS Logistics Depot in Lungi, built to support peace operations, humanitarian response, and emergency action for crises and natural disasters. Protected areas for biodiversity: Sierra Leone’s NPAA began a five-day IMET assessment of five protected areas—Western Area Peninsula National Park, Gola Rainforest, Outamba-Kilimi, Loma Mountains, and Tiwai Island Wildlife Sanctuary—to track management effectiveness and strengthen biodiversity conservation. Health and capacity: A Chinese medical team launched a hybrid Traditional Chinese Medicine nursing training in Freetown, combining digital lessons with hands-on mentorship to boost local health workforce capacity. Coastline waste and sport tourism: The tourism ministry unveiled a Community Beach Sports Tourism initiative aimed at cleaner beaches by linking beach football/volleyball with environmental stewardship.
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