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Sahr Stephen Newah

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Publications (6)

Improving Regulatory Frameworks and Community Engagement for OHSE in Sierra Leone's Mining, Manufacturing, and Construction Sectors

Ibrahim Tunkara, Peter Makieu, Sahr Stephen Newah, Anthony Mustapha Sannoh & Neo Kebaswele · Asian Journal of Advanced Research and Reports · 2026

Background: Sierra Leone's mining, manufacturing, and construction sectors are characterised by chronically weak regulatory enforcement, inadequate safety budgets, and superficial community engagement. These governance failures perpetuate severe occupational health, safety, and e...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajarr/2026/v20i91445

Occupational Health, Safety, and Environmental Impacts in Key Industrial Sectors of Sierra Leone: A Cross-sectoral Mixed-methods Study of Mining, Manufacturing, and Construction

Tunkara Ibrahim, Youyi Wu, Peter Makieu, Sahr Stephen Newah & Neo Kebaswele · Asian Journal of Advanced Research and Reports · 2026

Background: Mining, manufacturing, and construction are important to Sierra Leone’s economy, but workers and nearby communities may face substantial occupational health, safety, and environmental risks. Aims: This study assessed OHSE practices, health outcomes, environmental impa...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajarr/2026/v20i81431

Prospects and Consumer Perception of Sustainable Protein Innovations for Food Security in Sierra Leone

Peter Makieu, Jonathan Momoh, Mohammed Yansaneh & Sahr Stephen Newah · Journal of Scientific Research and Reports · 2025

Introduction: Sierra Leone experiences major food security problems that repeatedly occur, and malnutrition is one of the biggest problems for children, women, and rural poor groups. The country, which has been dependent on traditional animal proteins for a long time, is finding...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jsrr/2025/v31i123747

Assessing the Effectiveness of Government Policies on Youth Employment in Sierra Leone

Peter Makieu, Mohammed Yansaneh, Ibrahim Tunkara & Sahr Stephen Newah · Asian Journal of Advanced Research and Reports · 2025

Aims: To assess how well the government youth-employment policies work in Sierra Leone by examining program design features, youth perceptions, and structural barriers to job access in five cities. Study Design: A mixed-method research design that includes both quantitative and q...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajarr/2025/v19i111200

Climate-Smart Agriculture and Carbon Emissions: Panel Data Evidence on Policy Effectiveness in Sub-Saharan Africa (2000-2024)

Peter Makieu, Alfred Santigie Turay, Mohammed Yansaneh, Mitchell Vampelt, Sahr Stephen Newah, Fatmata Dankay Kamara & Matonya Maxmilian Isaya · International Journal of Environment and Climate Change · 2026

Agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa accounts for approximately 59 percent of total national greenhouse gas emissions- the highest proportional share globally- and these emissions grew by 35 percent between 2000 and 2021. This study investigates whether climate-smart agriculture pol...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijecc/2026/v16i55446

Synergistic Impacts of Microplastic Pollution and Climate Extremes on Crop Productivity: Multi-Omics Insights and CRISPR/Cas9-Mediated Mitigation Strategies

Peter Makieu, Fatmata Dankay Kamara, Mohammed Yansaneh, Mohamed Jalloh, Keifala Mohamed Amara, Sahr Stephen Newah & Matonya Maxmilian Isaya · Asian Journal of Research in Crop Science · 2026

Convergent environmental pressures, including accelerating climate extremes and pervasive microplastic contamination of agricultural soils, pose compounding threats to global crop productivity that remain poorly characterized at the mechanistic level. In this PRISMA-compliant sys...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajrcs/2026/v11i2427