IntelCountry ProfileSierra Leone

Sierra Leone

Africa/ Western AfricaFreetown8.1M

Capital

Freetown

GDP (USD)

N/A

Government

N/A

Head of State

N/A

Key Drivers

No key drivers identified.

Recent Intelligence

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HIGHSEV 74·security

Sudan’s UN warns of sexual violence as a “weapon of war” — and Gaza’s church diplomacy tests global resolve

SudanUN rights officesexual violenceweapon of war

ELEVATEDSEV 72·security

Nigeria’s security overhaul, arrests threats, and prison strikes—what’s next for West Africa’s stability?

Anambra traditional rulersElectoral Act reviewprison officers industrial actionOperation Hadin Kai

HIGHSEV 72·security

Black Sea Drone Attacks Hit Three Tankers as Ukraine Claims EW Success—Is Maritime Pressure Escalating?

Black Seadrone attackstankersTribeca

ELEVATEDSEV 72·security

India’s synthetic opioid pipeline and Indonesia’s tightening controls—who’s next in the crossfire?

synthetic opioidIndiaNigeriaSierra Leone

HIGHSEV 72·security

Fentanyl Crackdown Hits Los Angeles as the Pacific Drug Route Goes “Invisible” and West Africa’s Opioid Pipeline Widens

fentanylmethamphetamineLos Angeles raidsnarco-subs

ELEVATEDSEV 62·security

Wildfires in Spain and France, plus Maduro’s U.S. drug trial—what’s the real risk to markets and security?

Nicolás MaduroBrooklyn jailU.S. drug trafficking trialpretrial hearing

ELEVATEDSEV 62·security

Russia tightens port air-defense rules as the shadow fleet reroutes—while Germany clamps down on rail alcohol

Минтранс запретил стоянкуAzov and Caucasus portsDeutsche Bahn alcohol banshadow fleet

ELEVATEDSEV 62·diplomacy

US–China tension, Russia’s shadow shipping, and Tibet backchannels—what’s really shifting?

Henry PaulsonUS-China tiesstrategic competitionWindward

ELEVATEDSEV 62·diplomacy

ECOWAS pushes malaria elimination while measles and malnutrition surge—will health funding and vaccines keep up?

ECOWAS health ministersmalaria elimination strategySierra LeoneMSF

ELEVATEDSEV 62·security

Somalia piracy flares again as seafarers stall in the Gulf—while cyber theft and UK arrests raise security stakes

UK maritime monitorSomalia piracyGulf of AdenPersian Gulf stranded seafarers

ELEVATEDSEV 62·economy

IMF cash for Liberia, food shocks from Ukraine mines, and debt stress as energy prices spike—what’s next for global risk?

IMF boardLiberia $266 million arrangementenergy price surgeIMF debt countries

ELEVATEDSEV 62·economy

Nigeria’s credit and governance fault lines widen—while AI disinformation fears rise in Australia

Nigeria Eurobond wall1.7 billionFX buffersB grade fiscal fragility