Energy Access & Waste Risks: Liberia’s solar boom is driven by record panel imports and tax waivers, but experts warn about substandard equipment, e-waste and fire risks as the grid still struggles to meet demand. Clean Energy Recognition: Sierra Leone’s Easy Solar wins an Ashden Award for its Energy as a Service model, highlighting rural electrification through Lite Salone. Extreme Heat Costs: A new HERA report models Freetown and finds extreme heat already drains city economies and hits women workers hardest, with impacts projected to worsen without urgent action. Road Safety Cooperation: Sierra Leone and Nigeria sign a five-year road safety partnership to boost enforcement, crash data, training and public education. Digital Procurement Push: Sierra Leone’s NPPA launches e-GP modules to automate requisitions and publish bids online, aiming to improve transparency and competition. Labour Rights & Pensions: CARL-SL urges President Bio to order an independent audit of NASSIT after concerns about poor investment performance, warning workers’ retirement savings are at stake. Child Protection Online: Sierra Leone’s Gender Ministry condemns sharing explicit images involving children and women, urging reporting via district offices or the child helpline. Health Capacity Building: China opens a nursing training center in Freetown to address local gaps and strengthen ongoing skills transfer. FGM Justice Drive: Kadijatu Balaima Allieu launches a crowdfunding push to continue her fight against FGM after an ECOWAS ruling found Sierra Leone complicit in failing to act. Skills for Climate Jobs: PI-CREF urges students to embrace AI and practical skills in energy, minerals and agribusiness to become job creators. Football & Community Assets: Government clears the Wusum Field shopping stores project to continue in Makeni after a regional review found no sale of the pitch.