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At the African Urban Heat Summit, cities pledge to implement heat resilience measures

7/02/2025 Sierra Leone on February 6, 2025, hosted the first African Urban Heat Summit, marking a significant step in addressing extreme heat challenges in rapidly growing African cities. The summit culminated in the launch by the country’s Vice President, Dr. Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh, of Freetown’s first-ever Heat Action Plan, which outlines targeted actions, policies, and […]

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Freetown City Council and Climate Resilience for All Co-Host Africa’s First Urban Heat Summit

27 January 2025 The Freetown City Council and Climate Resilience for All (CRA), are co-hosting the first ever African Urban Heat Summit on 6 February 2025. The landmark event will bring together African mayors from Kanifing, Monrovia, Conakry, Accra, Ouagadougou and Abidjan among others, local council leaders from across Sierra Leone, multilateral organizations and key

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Freetown City Council Clarifications Regarding The Ephraim Robinson Municipal Primary School Playground

1/12/2024 The Freetown City Council wishes to provide the following clarifications regarding issues surrounding the Ephraim Robinson Municipal Primary School Playground, located in Congo Town. Therefore on Monday 25th November FCC removed the block work and the wire mesh preventing the children from directly accessing their school playground. FCC continues to work with the Ministry

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FCC Unveils New December Events Calendar

30/11/2024 As the December festive season draws near, Freetown City Council is excited to announce the launch of a brand-new events calendar https://events.fcc.gov.sl designed to keep visitors informed about upcoming events and activities in Freetown. Starting today the events calendar will provide a comprehensive overview of key events across the city, with emphasis on activities

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Mayor Aki-Sawyerr Receives High-Level Chinese Delegation

27/11/2024 On Tuesday, November 26, 2024, Mayor of Freetown, Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr received a high-level Chinese delegation from Hunan Province, led by Lai Mingyong, Vice Chairman of the Hunan Provincial Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference. The delegation was accompanied by His Excellency Wang Qing, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People’s Republic of

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Mayor Aki-Sawyerr Holds Successful Community Engagement With Congo Town Community Members

23/11/24 Following months of misinformation about and misuse of the Ephraim Robinson Municipal Primary School playground, a successful community meeting was held at the school this morning. Mayor Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr was accompanied by Deputy Mayor Kweku Lisk, a cross section of FCC Councillors, the Chief Administrator, Head of Education Department, the Legal Office, the City

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Mayor Aki-Sawyerr delivers U20 Communique to President of Brazil ahead of G20 Summit

17/11/2024 On 17 November 2024, Mayor Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr delivered the U20 Communique to the President of Brazil His Excellency Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. She joined Mayor Eduardo Paes of Rio de Janeiro and Mayor Anne Hildago of Paris and the handing over of the Communique was witnessed by the President of Chile, His Excellency

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Mayor Aki-Sawyerr on International Cooperation, Primary Education, Skills Development, Healthcare and Alumni Support

10/11/2024 Like most Saturdays, 10 November 2024 was a very busy day!! It started with Mayor Aki-Sawyer meeting with the German Ambassador and the German Foreign Office Director for Sub-Saharan Africa. Then she spoke to about 100 pupils from Leone Preparatory School about the history of Freetown City Council, the structure of local governments and

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