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4/10/2025 On Thursday 18th September 2025, the Ministry of Local Government and Community Affairs held a public consultation on the proposed plans to divide Freetown into three cities with three local councils and three mayors. The reasons for the proposed division were listed in the presentation made by the Ministry. Given the far reaching and […]

By John Baimba Sesay, Senior Comms Manager, C40 Cities Co-Chair Office New York, 25 September, 2025- Freetown Mayor and C40 Cities Co-Chair, Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr OBE, on 24 September, 2025, concluded her high-profile engagements at UN Climate Week in New York, underscoring the critical role cities play in driving climate action. Mayor Aki-Sawyerr kicked off the

John Baimba Sesay, Senior Comms Manager, Office of Mayor of Freetown The Freetown City Council (FCC) with support from the World Bank, has trained over 700 community engagement workers to support the implementation of the city’s new Sanitation Bye-Laws. The two-day training, part of FCC’s “Dorti Mus Go” campaign, is aimed at strengthening community outreach,

By John Baimba Sesay Paynesville, Liberia, July 31, 2025 During her keynote address at the launch of the Paynesville Climate Action Plan, Mayor of Freetown and Co-Chair of C40 Cities, Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr OBE, called for a fundamental shift in global climate financing. She emphasised the urgent need for cities in the Global South to have

18/7/25 The sessions covered a comprehensive range of topics critical to the effective rollout of the new system. These included: FCC’s waste management strategy, provisions under the new byelaws and their enforcement mechanisms, customer responsibilities and service provider expectations, service quality standards, reporting and data protocols, viable business models, registration and community engagement strategies, stakeholders

16/7/25 As part of our continued flood mitigation efforts, Freetown City Council has been working in close collaboration with residents to remove silt and garbage from critical drainage channels across the city. In the last two weeks, over 1,000 young people have been engaged in this initiative. To encourage community ownership and ensure sustainability, FCC

On Friday, 11 July, Her Worship the Mayor of Freetown, Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr OBE, had the pleasure of delivering a goodwill message at the Sierra Leone Association of Journalists (SLAJ) handover ceremony, where she also warmly congratulated the newly elected executive, led by President Alhaji Manika Kamara. Addressing an audience that included journalists, development partners, former,

The Freetown City Council (FCC) is pleased to inform the public, particularly taxpayers, that today it received a cheque in the amount of One Million New Leones (NLe 1,000,000) from the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC). This payment represents the first installment of a total Three Million New Leones (NLe 3,000,000) recovered following investigations into allegations of

Speaking on Wednesday 2 July 2025 as Guest of Honor and Keynote Speaker at the Nalafem Summit in Freetown, former Liberia President and Africa’s first elected female president, Her Excellency Madam Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, has emphasised that power is about service as people elect leaders because they believe in their ability to effect change. Power

On Tuesday, 1st July, the Mayor of Freetown, Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr OBE, officially opened the 4th Nalafem Summit, hosted by the Nalafem Collective. Held under the theme “From Representation to Power: Women Leading in Crisis & Peace,” the two-day gathering brings together 100 leaders from across Africa, including government ministers, parliamentarians, youth leaders, activists, and survivors.