March 3, 2025

26/2/2025 On Tuesday, February 25, 2025, Human Capital Development Plus, led by Madam Finda Koroma, in partnership with the Freetown City Council and the Ministry of Planning and Economic Development, concluded a two-day interactive Human Capital Development Regional Dialogue. The event convened key stakeholders, including policymakers, councilors from Freetown and Waterloo, and the Mayor of […]

25/02/2025 On Monday, February 24, Mayor Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr met with the Irish Ambassador to Sierra Leone and Head of Mission, His Excellency Aidan Fitzpatrick, accompanied by Mark Finegan, Director of the Civil Society Unit in the Development Cooperation and Africa Division of Ireland’s Department of Foreign Affairs. They discussed areas of collaboration, including the Faecal

On Friday, February 21, 2025, Mayor Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr OBE joined the World Bank, the Ministry of Environment, and other stakeholders at the PROBLUE Circular Economy event, where she officially launched the Solid Waste Management Association. During her remarks, Mayor Aki-Sawyerr highlighted the legal and structural challenges affecting sanitation efforts in Freetown. She also outlined FCC’s

24/02/2025 On Friday, February 21, Mayor Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr delivered a lecture on Public Health and Pandemic Preparedness at the University of Makeni, invited by the Public Health Department and Ministry of Education. Joined by Freetown City Councilors, she discussed the global dynamics of pandemics, the role of international partners in combating outbreaks, and the need

Co-authored by Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr, Mayor of Freetown and Co-chair of C40 Cities, and Sakaja Johnson, Governor of Nairobi and Vice Chair of C40 Cities in Africa Nearly 6,000km separate our cities of Freetown and Nairobi. Our cities are a continent apart with vastly different populations, economies and cultures but we are united – along with