AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoWater & Utilities: Guma Valley Water Company announced a temporary shutdown of Freetown’s main supply to repair a key 28-inch transmission pipeline at Pogodon, Hamilton, with restoration targeted by 7:00 PM. Port & Trade Discipline: Chief Minister Dr. David Moinina Sengeh warned police at the Queen Elizabeth II Quay to stop allegedly demanding bribes from truck drivers during the port decongestion drive, stressing accountability for all agencies. Agribusiness & Food Security: Sierra Leone is pushing to secure a US$100M commitment from EBID for a US$500M West Africa Rice Investment Facility, building on Feed Salone investments in irrigation, processing clusters, roads and markets. Land, Forestry & Carbon Risks: A new rights-focused report flags land access and benefit-sharing concerns in Tonkolili and Port Loko tied to a commercial reforestation-for-carbon project. Education & Skills: Eastern Technical University has started construction of a new postgraduate complex at its Panderu Town campus, plus plans for an ICT training facility and innovation hub. Governance & Decentralisation: VP Dr Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh begins the second leg of regional consultations on decentralisation this weekend in Makeni and Port Loko. Health & Biosecurity: Sierra Leone’s livestock sector is in the spotlight as the Philippines moves to ban FMD-susceptible animal imports from multiple countries including Sierra Leone.
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