Freetown, Monday, June 15, 2026 – The Director General of the National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA), John Vandy Rogers, and a team of senior officials visited Nyapui School for Girls in Kenema on Saturday June 13, 2026, and announced plans to establish an inter agency investigative committee to determine the cause of the recurring fire...Read More
NDMA Headquarters, Aberdeen, Freetown, Thursday, June 4, 2026 – The newly appointed Country Representative of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), Mr. Satora Matsuyama, paid a courtesy visit to the leadership of the National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA) at the Agency’s headquarters in Aberdeen, Freetown. Welcoming the delegation, the Deputy Director General of the NDMA,...Read More
Freetown, Thursday, 28 May 2026 – The Deputy Director General of the National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA), Sulaiman B. Sowa, represented Sierra Leone at the Africa Multi-Hazard Early Warning System and Early Action (AMHEWAS) Technical Working Group meeting held in Mozambique from May 25 to 27, 2026. The high-level continental meeting, organized by the African...Read More
Kissy Road, East End, Freetown, Tuesday, May 26, 2026 – The National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA) received an alert in the early hours of Tuesday morning regarding the collapse of a five-storey building under construction at 113A Kissy Road in Freetown. The incident partially destroyed two nearby structures and prompted a swift multi-agency emergency response...Read More
Turkish Embassy, Aberdeen, Freetown, Thursday, May 21 2026 – The Director General of the National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA), John Vandy Rogers, together with a cross-section of senior staff of the agency, paid a courtesy visit to the Turkish Ambassador to Sierra Leone, Yusuf Burak Rende, at the Turkish Embassy office located at Dream Atlantic...Read More
Grafton, Western Rural District, Freetown, 19 May 2026 – Following a reported windstorm incident at FAWE Girls Junior Secondary School in Grafton, the National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA) has conducted an assessment at the school after sections of its roof were ripped off, disrupting learning activities. The incident occurred around 11:00pm on Monday, 18 May...Read More
NDMA Headquarters, Aberdeen, Freetown, May 15, 2026 – The new leadership of the National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA), headed by Director General John Vandy Rogers, on Thursday May 14 convened its first General Staff Meeting to engage staff across the institution, updating them on the Agency’s progress, and listening to concerns affecting operations and staff...Read More
Freetown, April 12, 2026 – The National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA) on the 7th, 8th, and 9th of May 2026 concluded flood mitigation and disaster preparedness interventions in Makeni, Bo, and Kenema as part of its ongoing efforts to reduce the impact of flooding during the upcoming rainy season, with support from GOAL SL. The...Read More
Approved School Juvenile Home, East End, Freetown, May 1 2026 – The National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA) has responded swiftly to a devastating fire that tore through the settlement of physically challenged persons on Pademba Road in Freetown in the early hours of Friday morning. The incident caused widespread destruction, claimed the life of one...Read More
Freetown, April 27, 2026 – The National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA), with support from the World Bank, has successfully concluded its district-level engagements on the development of District Contingency and Emergency Preparedness and Response (EPR) Plans in Port Loko District. The engagement, which ended on Wednesday, April 23, 2026, is supported under the Resilient Urban...Read More
