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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
17
total events · 90 daily data points
Annotated milestones
1 of 4
ECOWAS SINGLE2026-06-012026-07-162026-08-29
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: 122
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 33 of 56
01Republic of the Sudan
34.8
02Federal Republic of Nigeria
41.8
03Federal Republic of Somalia
44.0
04Republic of South Sudan
44.8
05Arab Republic of Egypt
48.3
06State of Libya
51.2
07Republic of South Africa
58.4
08Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
58.8
33Republic 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
Security4 recent events · 3 conflicts · 2 transfers
Event volume · 90 days
17
Casualties (killed) · 90 days
0
High-severity events
2026-08-05
SEV 5
ECOWAS Single Currency
Economic Indicator
2026-08-01
SEV 2
US-Sierra Leone Agreement
Diplomatic Tension
2026-08-01
SEV 1
US Aid to Sierra Leone
Humanitarian Aid
2026-07-31
SEV 2
Critical Minerals Deal
Economic Indicator
Active conflicts involving Sierra Leone
Somalia conflict
Civil War · 24581 dispatches
Critical · 100
Boko Haram insurgency
Insurgency · 22903 dispatches
Critical · 100
Guinea-Liberia-Sierra Leone border conflict
· 22 dispatches
Low · 5
Latest dispatches10 in country corpus · sources come online as coverage grows
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The Independent
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© AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani, File
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Top entitiesMost-mentioned actors in Sierra Leone-tagged articles · last 30 days
Mahela Jayawardene
personlast · Aug 27
81
Julius Maada Bio
personlast · Aug 24
26
Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi
personlast · Aug 19
26
Julien Alfred
personlast · Aug 28
12
Abdul Jalloh
personlast · Aug 25
6
Fatou Bensouda
personlast · Aug 19
5
Mohamed Yusuf Ali
personlast · Aug 20
4
Kumar Dharmasena
personlast · Aug 19
4
Walton Ekundayo Gilpin
personlast · Aug 24
1
Melvin Mansaray
personlast · Aug 24
1
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.