October 22, 2024

16/10/2024 On 16 October 2024, Her Worship the Mayor of Freetown, Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr OBE, received the 2024 German Africa Prize from Bärbel Bas, President of the Bundestag, Germany’s Parliament, during a ceremony in Berlin. The German Africa Prize, awarded by the German Africa Foundation, is a prestigious recognition by Germany. Since 1993, the German Africa […]

11/10/2024 Coinciding with the International Day of the Girl Child, Freetown City Council on 11 October, partnered with Isha Johanson, the former, first and only female president of the Sierra Leone Football Association and current FIFA Council Member, to host an engaging conversation on youth leadership and its impact. The event, themed “Leadership and Legacy,”

10/10/2024 On October 9, 2024, Mayor of Freetown, Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr presented the Freetown Cable Car Feasibility Study to representatives from the Traders Council, Market Women, student groups, women’s organizations, as well as members of the diplomatic community. A day earlier, on October 8, Mayor Aki-Sawyerr submitted the report to the Honorable Vice President, Mohamed Juldeh

2/10/2024 With support from the World Bank under the Productive Social Safety Net and Youth Employment Project (PSSNYE), and Bloomberg Philanthropies , Freetown City Council, FCC on Monday, September 30, commenced the planting of 275,000 mangroves across three communities: Ojuku, Kolley Town, and Kroo Bay. This project is part of FCC’s efforts to restore #biodiversity