Teacher Education Reform: Sierra Leone’s Ministry of Technical and Higher Education, with UNICEF, is pushing changes to pre-service teacher training in Freetown—aiming for better learning outcomes, tighter regulation of training institutions, and stronger alignment with the national curriculum. Youth Digital Jobs: In Kenema, 80 young people (35 females, 45 males) graduated from a nine-month digital literacy programme with workplace experience under YAD/ITC support, targeting employability in Sierra Leone’s growing digital economy. Year of Action Agenda: President Maada Bio told Parliament the coming year will be “action and accelerated delivery,” with measurable targets across ministries, plus focus on food production, electricity and clean water, roads, healthcare, education, and youth and women’s skills for jobs. Feed Salone & School Feeding: Bio says Feed Salone is putting more food on tables and money in pockets, while school feeding now reaches over one million pupils across 15 districts using locally produced rice. Anti-Drug Warning: Bio warned international drug cartels that Sierra Leone’s waters, ports, and airports won’t be used as transit routes, promising stronger surveillance and accountability. Football Funding Boost: SLFA President Babadi Kamara raised Premier League seed money to NLe225,000 per club for 2026/27 and increased referees’ fees, alongside efforts to strengthen league standards. Corruption Watch Claim: Corruption Watch Sierra Leone alleges its team was assaulted during a corruption and illegal mining sensitisation visit in Koinadugu District.