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Sierra Leone suspends $25 Freetown airport security fee

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Map: Freetown, Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone suspended collection of the $25 airport security fee from 6 July 2026 while the contract is reviewed and an independent audit is carried out. Securiport was nevertheless to maintain its passenger data processing technology operations, according to a notice from the Ministry of the Interior reported by Sierraloaded.

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