AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoRainy Season Preparedness: Sierra Leone’s NDMA has warned Port Loko residents to brace for flooding, windstorms and thunderstorms as July–August rainfall peaks, urging people to avoid blocking drainage channels and to follow weather advisories, with Bakhdad community flagged as especially vulnerable. Urban Waste & Clean Streets: Freetown City Council received 40 dustbins from WAICA Re to support the #DortiMusGo sanitation drive in 20 municipal schools, while SLRA, SLRSA and police launched “Operation Push Back” to clear makeshift structures and illegal encroachments on pedestrian walkways in Freetown’s CBD and Western Corridor. Wildlife Under Pressure: A new focus on Sierra Leone’s critically endangered western chimpanzees highlights habitat loss, deforestation, illegal wildlife trade and climate change as key threats, with Tacugama’s work to rescue and rehabilitate chimps. Environmental Journalism Boost: CJID announced expanded support for environmental and investigative climate reporting across West Africa, including Sierra Leone, to strengthen public interest coverage and newsroom capacity. Fuel Quality & Air Pollution: Sierra Leone Telegraph reports lawmakers are questioning whether imported fuel meets the sulphur standards Sierra Leoneans pay for, raising concerns about cleaner fuel, emissions and engine health.
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