Violence in the news: 1 reports in the week to Oct 18, 2026 · against the three weeks before; GDELT, not verified
Level, last 60 days
Deaths 30 d
0
UCDP up to 2026-08-31
Per million 90 d
–
last 90 days
Civilians
–
last 90 days
Incidents 30 d
0
Population
8.8 M
World Bank
Plants near violence
0 / 0
near violence / total; 0 nuclear
Why this level0
Nothing in the open sources stands out.
Source: ARMSMA situation watch
Every monitored signal
The last 60 days, each on its own scale.
Refugees who fled
17 267
Confirmed outages, places, 24 h
2
Source: ARMSMA situation watch
Deaths in organised violence, per week
Sierra Leone, UCDP best estimates. The red bar is the latest week.
The latest week may be incomplete.
Source: UCDP GED Candidate, Uppsala University (CC BY 4.0), data up to 2026-08-31
Who the violence is between
Deaths by kind of violence, last 90 days of data.
- State-based conflict · 0%
- Non-state conflict · 0%
- Against civilians · 0%
Source: UCDP GED Candidate (CC BY 4.0)
Food, displacement, sanctions
- People in food crisis (IPC 3+)
- –
- 2026-09
- Share in food crisis
- –
- 2026-09
- Undernourishment
- 25.3%
- 2024
- Refugees who fled
- 17,267
- 2025
- Refugees hosted
- –
- 2025
- Internally displaced
- –
- 2025
- Sanctions designations
- 53
- 2026-10-19
- GDP per person
- $846
- 2025
FEWS NET · World Bank / FAO · UNHCR · OpenSanctions
People in crisis-level food insecurity
FEWS NET does not cover this country.
Latest incidents of organised violence0
No organised violence recorded in the current data.
Source: UCDP GED Candidate, Uppsala University (CC BY 4.0), data up to 2026-08-31
Conflicts, 90 days0
No organised violence recorded in the current data.
Source: UCDP GED Candidate (CC BY 4.0)
Natural hazards, 30 days0
None in the last 30 days.
GDACS · USGS · NASA EONET
Warnings and notices
UK FCDO · WMO · WHO · Copernicus EMS
Next 7 days in Freetown
| Day | °C | Rain | Gusts | Watch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon, Oct 19 | 24…29 | 9.4 mm | 32 km/h | |
| Tue, Oct 20 | 23…29 | 17.9 mm | 33 km/h | thunderstorm |
| Wed, Oct 21 | 24…29 | 5.7 mm | 32 km/h | thunderstorm |
| Thu, Oct 22 | 23…30 | 6.2 mm | 30 km/h | |
| Fri, Oct 23 | 24…30 | 4.5 mm | 32 km/h | |
| Sat, Oct 24 | 26…29 | 2.1 mm | 34 km/h | |
| Sun, Oct 25 | 25…28 | 2.1 mm | 35 km/h |
Forecast for the capital only; marks: heat ≥38 °C, frost ≤−20 °C, rain ≥50 mm, gusts ≥75 km/h, thunderstorms. Official warnings are above.
Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)
Food prices in markets14
| Item | Price | USD | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cassava / KG | 9,000 SLL | 0.37 | +8% |
| Rice (imported) / KG | 17,000 SLL | 0.70 | -15% |
| Rice (local) / KG | 20,000 SLL | 0.83 | -17% |
| Beans (fava) / KG | 40,000 SLL | 1.66 | +8% |
| Groundnuts (shelled) / KG | 49,750 SLL | 2.06 | +64% |
| Pigeon peas / KG | 24,000 SLL | 0.99 | -4% |
| Sweet potatoes / KG | 14,000 SLL | 0.58 | -5% |
| Cassava meal (gari) / KG | 13,000 SLL | 0.54 | -13% |
| Maize / KG | 37,040 SLL | 1.53 | +0% |
| Salt / KG | 12,860 SLL | 0.53 | +3% |
| Sugar / KG | 23,000 SLL | 0.95 | -14% |
| Cowpeas / KG | 38,000 SLL | 1.57 | +6% |
| Cassava leaves / KG | 9,000 SLL | 0.37 | +4% |
| Okra (fresh) / KG | 31,000 SLL | 1.28 | +12% |
Median retail price across markets in the latest month reported (2026-06); change against the same month a year before.
WFP · HDX (CC BY-IGO)