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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 […]

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

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

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

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

11/11/2024 Mayor Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr on Monday 11 November, met with the new British High Commissioner Sierra Leone. It was also an opportunity for her to extend a warm welcome to Freetown to H.E. Josephine Gauld. Their meeting was engaging and very special – as they met on the RFA Lyme Bay (a British Naval Ship)!

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

9/11/2024 Earlier this week, Mayor of Freetown and C40 Cities Co-Chair, Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr OBE, took part in a series of high-level events at the 12th Session of the World Urban Forum (WUF12), held by the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) in Cairo, Egypt. Mayor Aki-Sawyerr participated in a panel on the investment priorities for

8/11/2024 On Friday, November 8, 2024, Mayor of Freetown Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr, visited the Allen Town Market and assured the community of Freetown City Council’s support amid a recent ownership claim on the property which the community has used for the past 42 years. Speaking to stakeholders, including the community chairman, chairlady, market women and youth,

24/10/2024 On Thursday, 24th October, Mayor Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr, commissioned the Kroo Bay Municipal Primary School, constructed with funding from #SustainforLife and with support from FCC. The project was implemented by the Sierra Leone Autistic Society. The school is built on the site of a former community center, where a single room had previously served as