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Sierra Leone.

Republic of Sierra Leone · Freetown · 9.3M people · africa

Governmentpresidential republicArea71.7K km²Sanctioned entities52Active conflicts3CIA· Jan 2026
Stability Score?How the stability score is computedA weighted composite of seven pillars— conflict intensity, event volatility, arms activity, economic health, market stress, sanctions exposure, and humanitarian proxy. Each pillar is scored 0–100 (higher = healthier). The composite is weighted (conflict 25%, economy 20%, events 15%, the rest 10% each) and recomputed daily from strategic events, World Bank indicators, arms-transfer data, and sanctions records.

Risk tier: Critical < 25 · High 25–50 · Elevated 50–75 · Stable≥ 75.
81.4
Moderate risk
31-day trend
Intelligence briefNo brief published today
Daily intelligence brief is generated for the highest-activity countries. Sierra Leone becomes eligible as dispatch volume climbs.
Sierra Leone · 90-day event volume
23
total events · 90 daily data points
Annotated milestones
2 of 5
MINE CLOSUREIMF APPROVES2026-04-012026-05-162026-06-29
Source · intelligence_events · all severity tiersHover any annotated dot for full milestone
Stability components7-pillar breakdown · each 0–100, higher = healthier · 30-day trend per pillar
Conflict Intensity
100/100 · 25% wt
target conflicts: 0domestic conflicts: 0max escalation score: 0
Event Volatility
100/100 · 15% wt
target events: 0actor only events: 0domestic events: 0severe domestic: 0instability rate: 0.00%article coverage 90d: 145
Arms Activity
99/100 · 10% wt
arms imports: 2total value usd: $0conflict amplified: no
Economic Health
68/100 · 20% wt
gdp growth pct: 4.29%inflation pct: 28.63%unemployment pct: 3.10%
Market Stress
50/100 · 10% wt
total signals 30d: 0negative signals 30d: 0
Sanctions Exposure
90/100 · 10% wt
sanctioned entities: 52is sanctioning power: no
Humanitarian Proxy
39/100 · 10% wt
life expectancy: 62literacy rate: 43.60%
Risk matrix5 enterprise-decision dimensions · derived from the 7 stability pillars · higher = more risk
Political
61Elevated
Security
0Stable
Economic
39Moderate
Regulatory
10Stable
Operational
12Stable
Risk dimensions are derived from the 7 stability pillars. Higher score = more risk (inverted from the stability score, where higher = healthier). Operational is a weighted composite intended for enterprise-decision use.
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Peer comparisonSame-region countries by stability score · this country highlighted
Peer comparison · Africa
Rank 27 of 56
01Republic of the Sudan
37.5
02Federal Republic of Nigeria
42.1
03Republic of South Sudan
47.2
04Federal Republic of Somalia
47.2
05Arab Republic of Egypt
47.8
06State of Libya
48.3
07Democratic Republic of the Congo
56.6
08Republic of South Africa
60.8
27Republic of Sierra Leone· this country
81.4
EconomyWorld Bank · 10-year series · 15 indicators
GDP (current USD)
WB· 2024
$7.0B
▲ $555.3M YoY
GDP per capita
WB· 2024
$807
▲ $48 YoY
Inflation (CPI)
WB· 2024
28.6%
▼ 19.0% YoY
Unemployment
WB· 2024
3.1%
▲ 0.0% YoY
Population
WB· 2024
8.6M
▲ 181.5K YoY
Military spend %GDP
WB· 2024
0.46%
▼ 0.14% YoY
Life expectancy
WB· 2024
62.0 yrs
▲ 0.2 yrs YoY
Internet users %
WB· 2024
25.1%
▲ 1.4% YoY
Security5 recent events · 3 conflicts · 2 transfers
Event volume · 90 days
23
Casualties (killed) · 90 days
0
High-severity events
2026-06-20
SEV 1
None
Diplomatic Tension
2026-06-19
SEV 5
IMF Approves Funds
Economic Indicator
2026-06-19
SEV 4
Sierra Leone Growth
Economic Indicator
2026-06-03
SEV 6
Diamond Price Fall
Economic Indicator
2026-06-03
SEV 8
Mine Closure
Economic Indicator
Active conflicts involving Sierra Leone
Somalia conflict
Civil War · 24292 dispatches
Critical · 99.9
Boko Haram insurgency
Insurgency · 22784 dispatches
Critical · 100
Guinea-Liberia-Sierra Leone border conflict
· 21 dispatches
Critical · 100
Latest dispatches10 in country corpus · sources come online as coverage grows
Other

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Daily Record - NewsUnited Kingdom · Sierra Leone
Geopolitical Economics
Standard Chartered weighs Bahrain retail sale
Arabian Post
Climate & Humanitarian Crisis
Congo’s Ebola outbreak has most cases in first month of any African outbreak, WHO says
The Hindu
Critical Tech & Minerals
40 mayors worldwide endorse a pact to shape data center development
The Independent
Geopolitical Economics
'By the grace of God': Miners dig on as lab-grown diamonds change market
BBC
Egypt, Sierra Leone sign MoU to boost pharmaceutical cooperation
Dailynewsegypt
IMF approves funds for climate resilience programme for Sierra Leone
CGTN
Migrants deported by U.S. to Sierra Leone risk return to countries where they fear persecution
Washington Times
Migrants deported by US to Sierra Leone risk return to countries where they fear persecution
The Independent
At least 29 countries raise alarm about atrocities in Sudan’s el-Obeid
Al Jazeera
Top entitiesMost-mentioned actors in Sierra Leone-tagged articles · last 30 days
Dasun Shanaka
personlast · Jun 26
34
Julius Maada Bio
personlast · Jun 18
22
Lasith Malinga
personlast · Jun 2
12
Timothy Kabba
personlast · Jun 20
5
Omar Alieu Touray
personlast · Jun 18
4
Fatou Bensouda
personlast · Jun 25
3
Augustine Shekho
personlast · Jun 23
2
Abubakar Amara
personlast · Jun 23
2
Abdirahman Mohamed Abdillahi
personlast · Jun 14
2
Fatima Bio
personlast · Jun 10
2
Forward calendar · relatedUpcoming scheduled events · co-mentioned countries · conflicts · recent reports
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+Methodology · how this profile is built

This profile draws from four data tiers. Baseline facts (geography, languages, religion) are from the CIA World Factbook snapshot of January 2026 — the final snapshot before the website was retired. Economic indicators refresh daily from the World Bank. Events, conflicts, dispatches, and entity mentions flow continuously from our continuous intelligence graph — sources come online as we add them. Intelligence briefs are generated daily under ICD 203 analytic-tradecraft standards.

Coverage of Sierra Leone will sharpen as we add local-language sources. Every field above carries a provenance chip so you can judge freshness for yourself.