Date: 30th July 2025 The National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA) wishes to inform the public of a forecast of heavy rainfall over the next three days (July 30–August 2, 2025) as issued by the African Union’s Climate Centre (ACMAD/OCHA), which aligns with projections from the Sierra Leone Meteorological Agency (SLMet). According to the forecast, Sierra...Read More

Freetown, 15th July 2025 – As part of proactive efforts to minimize the impact of floods during the rainy season, the Tzu Chi Foundation, in collaboration with the National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA) and Caritas Freetown, has commenced a six-day cleaning and sensitization campaign across three flood-prone slum communities in Freetown: Kroo Bay, Dwarzark, and...Read More

Freetown, 24th July 2025 – The National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA) hereby informs the public of a tragic incident that occurred on the evening of Wednesday, 23rd July 2025, at 54 Off Pratt Street, New England Ville, Freetown. At approximately 6:00 PM, following a heavy downpour, a section of a compound fence collapsed due to...Read More

Conference Room, Office of National Security, Freetown, July 9, 2025 – The National Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (NPDRR) of the National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA), established by Section 3 of the NDMA Act of 2020, held its maiden meeting today at the Office of National Security (ONS) in Freetown. The platform, comprising 35 members...Read More

Freetown, June 27, 2025 – The National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA), with support from GOAL Sierra Leone, has commenced the rollout its flood mitigation interventions across four high-risk communities in Freetown. This intervention is part of NDMA’s 2025 Flood Mitigation Strategy for the Western Area, aimed at reducing the impacts of flooding during the ongoing...Read More

Freetown, July 1, 2025 – The National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA) today engaged the Indian High Commissioner to Sierra Leone, H.E. B. C. Pradhan, in a strategic meeting focused on the development and deployment of a state-of-the-art Early Warning System (EWS) for the agency.The meeting, held at the Indian High Commission on 32B Wilkinson Road,...Read More

Lagoonda Resort, Aberdeen, Freetown, June 25th 2025 – The National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA), in partnership with the World Food Programme (WFP) and the Sierra Leone Red Cross Society (SLRCS), has concluded a three-day Emergency Preparedness Workshop in Freetown. The training, which ran from 23 to 25 June at Lagoonda Resort, brought together key disaster...Read More

NDMA Headquarters, Aberdeen, Freetown, June 23rd 2025 – The National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA), with support from GOAL Sierra Leone, organized a capacity-building training for its community volunteers at the NDMA headquarters in Freetown. The volunteers were drawn from several disaster-prone communities across the capital. Welcoming the participants, NDMA’s Director of Communications, Mohamed L. Bah,...Read More

Freetown, Monday, June 23rd, 2025 – a senior World Bank delegation has concluded a week-long working mission to Sierra Leone, held from Monday, June 16 to Friday, June 20, 2025. The visit was coordinated through the World Bank Country Office in Freetown. The team assessed the status of ongoing projects and monitor progress on key...Read More

Freetown, Monday, 16th June 2025 – In a bid to strengthen local disaster management, the National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA), with support from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), has completed the establishment and training of Chiefdom Disaster Management Committees (CDMCs) across 16 chiefdoms in Kono and Tonkolili Districts. The initiative is enshrined in Part...Read More