AGP Executive Report
Last update: 12 minutes agoExtreme Heat Costs: A new HERA report modelling Freetown finds extreme heat already drains city economies and hits hardest on women working on the frontlines, with heat impacts projected to worsen sharply by 2050. Air Quality & Fuel Quality: Sierra Leone’s fuel sulphur debate is back in focus after lawmakers heard claims that consumers may be paying for cleaner 10ppm fuel, while imported fuel allegedly falls short of the standard. Fisheries & Illegal Fishing: On Sherbro Island, shore fishers say illegal foreign trawlers are driving catches down and accuse ships of cutting nets inside the exclusion zone, threatening food security and livelihoods. Waste & Clean Streets: WAICA Re donated 40 dustbins to Freetown City Council schools to support the #DortiMusGo sanitation push, while SLRA/SLRSA launched “Operation Push Back” to clear pedestrian walkways encroached by makeshift structures. Energy Access Recognition: Easy Solar won an Ashden Award for its Energy as a Service work expanding clean electricity in rural Sierra Leone. Road Safety Cooperation: Sierra Leone and Nigeria signed a five-year road safety MoU to strengthen enforcement, training, data and public education. Digital Identity Deal: Sierra Leone signed an MoU with Bhutan and the Sign Foundation to build a secure, inclusive digital identity platform. Health Training: China opened a nursing training center in Freetown to address local gaps in nursing education and skills.
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