Security

• Land border dispute between Konike Fulawusu Chiefdom in Tonkolili District and Kalian Chiefdom in Koinadugu resulting in communal violence
• Human security implications of a ferry that ran aground with huge number of passengers, vehicles and goods
• Politically motivated violent disruption of electoral and judicial processes by youths
  
  

Crime and criminality

• Smuggling/unlawful possession of arms and ammunition
• Proliferation of small arms and light weapons: a challenge to human security

Good Governance and Human Rights

• Allegation of unfair treatment and injustice on a Korean investor leading to the commission of suicide
• Price hike in Sierra Leone
• Gender representation in the Security Sector
  
  

Environment

• Flooding in Freetown
• Concerns over visible structural defects on the Old Railway Line Bridge
• Environmental concerns in food markets in Freetown

Health

• The possible re-insurgence of Covid-19 (with focus on Omicron) in December 2021 
• Increase in animal bites (dogs and snakes)
• Sale and consumption of substandard foodstuff, beverages and counterfeit drugs in Sierra Leone

 Joint

• Challenges faced in prosecuting incidents of rape and sexual penetration (Human Rights and Good Governance; Crime and criminality)

Security

• The killing of a Guinean in the environs of Bonkofoton, Tambahka Chiefdom by unknown gunman
• Resurgence and excesses of Poro Society in Kenema District
• Excesses of sorcery activities in Gorama Mende Chiefdom in Kenema
• Farmer-herder conflicts leading to fatalities and permanent hostilities in communities
• Concerns over increasing inter-religious altercations and the threat to peace and religious tolerance
• Land border disputes between Gaura Chiefdom, Kenema District and Jawei Chiefdom, Kailahun District, and the effects on cohesion and human security
• Heightened electoral violence and its attendant effects on the credibility of the conduct of the Constituency 052 By-Election
• Attacks on Security Personnel by some members of the Public
• Human security threats posed by some Paramount Chieftaincy Elections
• A call to action for the regulation of planned initiation of the Wonde Society after decades of no initiation

Crime and criminality

• Trafficking in Persons (TIP) and the challenges faced by Law Enforcement Agencies to combat it
• Increase of fuel smuggling in Kambia District
• Security lapses at the Waterloo Retention Centre (WRC)
• Lawlessness and criminal activities: threats to the Waterloo Community.
• The implications of releasing armed robbers on physical security
• Human security threats posed by the reoccurrence of violent act on Police Officers
• The mysterious disappearance of persons in Pujehun and Moyamba Districts
• Influx of foreign businessmen in communities
• Kush, the new killer drug in Sierra Leone and its socio-economic impact on youths
  
  

Good Governance and Human Rights

• The appointment of two (2) Local Court Chairmen in a single local court jurisdiction (Romende Chiefdom) and its attendant consequences
• Gaps in the operations of the Tertiary Education Commission (TEC) and the upsurge of illegal tertiary institutions.
• The redenomination of new currency notes and coins and its impact on the economy
• Some obsolete laws affecting human security and the need for amendments
• The national security implications of the occurrence of smuggling and other organized criminal activities along coastal landing sites in Freetown
• Incitement and hate speech: threats to national peace and human security
• Political and ethnic divide: a threat to national cohesion and development
• Growing dissatisfaction of passengers over the payment of Airport Security Tax
• The congestion of Juvenile Detention Centres and Correctional Centres nationwide: a threat to human security
• Seeming depreciation of the Sierra Leone Leone
  
  

Environment

• Ineffective regulation of the use of pesticides in Sierra Leone and its implications on human security
• Environmental effects of illegal dumping of unsafe food products in communities
• Environmental impacts of indiscriminate and illegal waste disposal in Freetown
• The possible environmental effects of the expansion of settlements and infrastructure at the sea fronts in Sierra Leone
• Windstorms occurrences in Sierra Leone
• Environmental effect of unplanned settlement in Sierra Leone
• Human security threats posed by reoccurrence of disasters
• Inadequate country planning efforts and the consequences on the country
• Climate Change and Wildlife Conservation in Sierra Leone
  
  

Health

• Trends in maternal mortality in Sierra Leone
• Suspected cases of measles in 2 chiefdoms in Kono and other districts
• Impact assessment on New Castle Diseases and the pest des petits ruminants in the Northern
  
  

 Province

• The inhibiting factors for effective service delivery in the Health Sector in Sierra Leone
• Outbreak of Bird Flu in neighboring countries and the possible effect on Sierra Leone
• The outbreak of Monkey Pox in West Africa and the imminent threats to Public Health in Sierra Leone
• Inadequate food defence mechanism and the implications on human security and the food supply chain
• Public Health concerns over population movement in the Mano River Basin

Joint

• Encroachment on Guma Valley Water Company facilities and catchment areas in Western Area (Environment; Good Governance and Human Rights)

Security

• Re-emergence of the Yenga border dispute between Sierra Leone and Guinea
• Farmland dispute in Jawei Chiefdom, Kailahun District
• Potential conflict brews in two communities in the Diang Chiefdom, Koinadugu district
• Recurrence of piracy in Sierra Leonean Waters
• Threat pose by roving wild animals to locals in some areas of the countryside
• Violent eruption over cross-border voting and its attendant effects on electoral integrity and peace
• Security concerns over the manufacturing of Improvised Explosive Devices (dynamite) for fishing
• Border porosity: a threat to national security
  
  

Crime and criminality

• Unidentified corpses found in different areas in Kenema City
• Increase in smuggling activities at Rogbom Village in Kambia District and
  Watakan Village in Karene District
• Threat of Poro Society to communal security
• Re-occurrence of assault on Police Officers a threat to human safety and security
• Negligence in Sim Card registration process: A threat to national security
• Illegal facilitation of trans-border activities as threat to national security

Good Governance and Human Rights

• High cost of flight tickets and seeming security lapses at the Freetown International Airport: a threat to national development
• The smuggling of restricted species of timber and an influx of contrabands in the country is a threat to national development
• The operations of criminal syndicates in Sierra Leone and the effect on victims
• The disappearance of individuals in Kenema District raises human security concerns
• Major challenges faced by health facilities in Sierra Leone and the implications on health security
  
  

Environment

• The environmental impacts of unregulated and uncontrolled sand mining in coastal and riverine
• The illegal and indiscriminate waste dumping and burning on bridges in Freetown: A
  threat to human security
• Inadequate road safety signs in Sierra Leone: a threat to human security
• The environmental effect of inadequate waste management in Sierra Leone
• The effect inadequate drainage systems
• The effect of mining activities on the rivers in Sierra Leone
• The resurgence of an unresolved land conflict leading to violence
• Unscreened movements of people across international borders: a recipe for increased transnational criminality

Health

• Lassa Fever outbreak and fear of its spread nationwide: a public health concern
• Marburg Virus Outbreaks in Africa and its high frequency in geographic spread
• Alarming increase in schistosomiasis cases in Northern Sierra Leone
• Animal bites cases in Sierra Leone: a Public Health concern
• Surprising increase in perinatal and antenatal care
• Vaccine availability, accessibility and immunization drive for disease control in Sierra
  Leone
• Diphtheria Outbreak in Africa, the need for Strengthening Response Capacities in Sierra Leone

Joint

• Comparative analysis of rape and sexual penetration cases: a threat to human capital development and empowerment (Good Governance and Human Rights; Crime and Criminality)
• Nationwide fire outbreak and causes: a threat to human security and governance (Good Governance and Human Rights; Crime and Criminality)
• The environmental and health effects of the Kingtom and Grandville Brook dumpsites in Freetown (Environment; Health)
• Illegal possession of small arms and ammunition (Crime and Criminality; Security)
• Traffic and daily activity disruptions due to anticipated protest (Crime and Criminality; Security)
• The environmental and socio–economic effects of encroachment in designated green belt areas in the Western Area (Environment; Good Governance and Human Rights)
• The proliferation of illicit and controlled drugs across the country is a threat to human capital development (Good Governance and Human Rights; Environment)

Security

• Domestic production of Improvised Explosives Devices (IEDs) -dynamite
• Discontentment over the maladministration of the Paramount Chief of Maforki Chiefdom, Port Loko District
• Agitation for de-amalgamation in Valunia Chiefdom, Bo District
• Seeming tension in Magbarie Town, Marampa Chiefdom, Port Loko District over delay of Farmland Compensation payments
• Border encroachments by Guinean Armed Forces (GAF): a call for robust wholistic national action
• Youths’ Protest over mining disagreement with Gbense Chiefdom Authorities in Kono District, Eastern Province
• Disagreements over Paramount Chieftaincy Elections outcomes threatening Peace and national cohesion
• Conflict in the Khonimaka Chiefdom and it implications on National Security
• Growing tension over pending Paramount Chieftaincy Election in the Dembelia Sinkunia Chiefdom, Falaba District
• Threats pose by Unexploded Dynamite and other illegal activities to the Bankasoka Dam in Port Loko District
• Illegal Logging activities by Guineans threaten the security of residence in Tambahka Chiefdom, Karene District

Crime and criminality

• Reoccurrence of Ponzi Schemes
• The implications of the lack of Data Protection Law in Sierra Leone
• Fraudulent activities and its effects
• The effect of the seeming involvement of Security Personnel in drug trafficking/abuse
• Human security implications of arms flow in Sierra Leone
• The use of wharves for smuggling and other illegal activities in the Western Area poses threat to national security
• The alleged involvement of Commercial Motorbike Riders in criminal activities within the Western Area.
• The threat posed by reoccurring container vehicle crashes to public safety in Western Area
• Willful damage to energy transformers: a call for action.
• The effect of drug abuse on pupils/students in Freetown

Good Governance and Human Rights

• Lawlessness and indiscipline posing threat to national peace and development
• The re-occurrence of malpractices in Public and University examinations in Sierra Leone
• Industrial action taken by some universities in Sierre Leone
• Some Challenges affecting the operations of the Sierra Leone Correctional Service (SLCS)
• Some governance issues affecting the operations of Local Councils
• Syndicate in the Goods and Services Tax (GST) collection system.
• The proliferation of illegal mining activities in Sierra Leone
• Effects of late disbursement of school subsidies on efficient service delivery of the Free Quality School Education Programme (FQSE)
• The likelihood of a road cut-off between Fiama and Lei Chiefdoms in Kono District
• Illegal electricity abstraction and its attendant efforts on development.

Environment

• Climate change and global warming effects: a call to action for national preparedness.
• Plastic pollution in Sierra Leone
• Human Habitation threatened by coastal erosion and climate change
• Threats to water supply in Western Area
• Threat posed by the inadequate management of cemeteries
• Waste disposal in the Sierra Leone River Estuary and its effect on sea travel
• Threats to Hydro-Power Energy Generation in Sierra Leone
• Rural road networks and their effects on food security in Sierra Leone.
• Inadequate land use, planning and management in Sierra Leone

Health

• Comparative analysis of an exponential increase of stillbirths in Sierra Leone – a threat to Human Security
• The fluctuating re-emergence of Leprosy cases in Sierra Leone
• The Human security implications of Poliovirus outbreak in Sierra Leone
• Poor Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) situation in health care facilities in Sierra Leone.
• The increase in mental health and its implications on human security
• Priority disease conditions of bacterial Meningitis
• The state of selected healthcare facilities in Sierra Leone and the effects on efficient service delivery
• Dengue Fever outbreak in the Sub-Region; a threat to Sierra Leone
• The surge in Viral Hepatitis (VH) Disease in Sierra Leone
• Examining the capacity of the Port Health Unit in effective border management and the threat its pose to Public Health
• Implications of Severe Acute Malnutrition in Vulnerable Communities in Sierra Leone

Security

• Brewing tension over compensation payments for grazing crops by Malian cattle in the North, North West and other provinces in the Country
• A fermenting crisis over the acquisition of land by Foison Resources (SL) Limited
• An attempted border encroachment by Liberian nationals in the Kissi Tongi Chiefdom, Kailahun District.
• The risk of unauthorised possession of firearms in Nieni Chiefdom, Koinadugu District
• The threat of violence over the coronation of the Makuma Section Chief, Samu Chiefdom, Kambia District, North Western Province
• Unresolved disappearances of people in Sierra Leone
• Tension over the inclusion of suspended chiefs in the Tribal Authority List for the Paramount Chief election in Lei Chiefdom, Kono District

Crime and criminality

• The non-use of crash helmet by bike riders
• Unlawful discharge of firearms by armed security personnel
• Murder incidents in Waterloo – a growing concern
• The recurrence of armed robbery in the Western Area
• Ensuing conflict between Sandor and Gbense Chiefdoms over a piece of land
• Growing tension between illegal foreign gold miners and the youths in Tambakha Yobangie Chiefdom, Karene District.
• The unsupervised movement of explosives                          
• The effects of mineral fraud on Sierra Leone

Good Governance and Human Rights

• Comparative analysis of domestic violence cases and the negative effects.
• Disagreement between youths and Western Area Rural District Council (WARD C) over gate takings at No. 2 River and the likelihood of conflict
• Challenges of access to safe drinking water in the Kono District and its impact on communities
• Human security threat posed by dilapidated building of our Lady of Mount Carmel School
• Inadequate learning opportunities for blind and visually impaired children in some districts and its attendant implications
• The prevailing conditions of Koindu Community Health Centre and the effect on community health service delivery
• The threat posed by the trafficking of illicit substances to national security.
• Threat pose to the dilapidated state of the Ansarul Islamic Primary School Sumaila
• Current and emerging political trends and the implications on human security and peace leading to the 2028 Elections

Environment

• Solar Energy Technology -A call for national strategy for the disposal of its devices
• Inadequate waste management at fish landing sites in the Western Area
• The effect of alarming increase in illegal/indiscriminate dumpsites in Western Area.
• Effects of dust pollution in Valunia Chiefdom in Bo District
• Effect of erosion on the Queen Elizabeth II Quay and the Sierra Leone River Estuary
• Charcoal production in communities and along highways: A threat to human security
• The impact of changing/altering wetland use in Sierra Leone
• Transhumance activities and the impacts on Food Security in Sierra Leone

Health

• Threat of emerging and Epidemic-Prone Diseases in Sierra Leone
• Availability and functioning of incinerators in hospitals in Sierra Leone
• Implications of USAID’s funding freeze: a concern for Sierra Leone
• Challenges of pharmacy governance in Sierra Leone
• The impact of diabetes disease prevalence in Sierra Leone: a Public Health concern.
• Environmental and health risks posed by illegal slaughtering of food animals in Sierra Leone.
• The impact of food adulteration practices: a Food Safety and Public Health concern.
• The burden of Anti-Microbial Resistance (AMR) in Sierra Leone: trends and impacts
• Inadequate Infection Prevention and Control measures in healthcare facilities

Joint

• The recycling of foodstuffs from the dumpsites in Western Area: a human security concern (Crime and criminality; Environment)