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Freetown City Council, under the city-to-city collaboration programme supported by Mannheim and funded through Engagement Global with resources from the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), has commenced the distribution of clean cooking briquettes in Kolleh Town and Congo Town. The three-month pilot initiative, which provides briquettes free of charge to beneficiary households, […]

Her Worship the Mayor, Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr OBE, was pleased to receive a delegation from QCELL, led by CEO Jayamani Karthik and his team, for a productive engagement focused on strengthening collaboration across key service delivery areas. Joined by the Deputy Chief Administrator, the meeting explored practical avenues for partnership that can improve service efficiency and

Mayor Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr OBE on Monday 23 February received Dr. Nikolaus Marschik, Secretary General for Foreign Affairs at Austria’s Federal Ministry for European and International Affairs and a delegation on a courtesy call. The engagement provided an opportunity for Freetown to share perspectives and priorities to inform Austria’s emerging strategy for engagement with Africa. The

We are happy to resume today our Universal Tree Tracking (UTT) initiative in Catchment 6, Mayenkineh Community, Calaba Town, one of 14 catchment areas where over 1.2m trees including mangroves have been planted. This phase of the exercise targets the deployment of 1,000 community tree trackers and 32 monitors to support effective data collection and

On Friday 20 February, Mayor Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr OBE visited the construction site of the Susan’s Bay Care Block, a dedicated community facility designed to support and empower caregivers in Susan’s Bay. Accompanied by councillor Angela Barbar Richards and project leads, the Mayor toured the site and engaged with community stakeholders including the chief and project

On Thursday, 19 February 2026, Her Worship Mayor Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr, OBE, received Madam Aïcha Touré, the new Chief Executive Officer of Orange Sierra Leone, who took office in January this year. Freetown City Council and Orange have a long-standing history of collaboration across several key areas. This includes the 2024 provision of digital school kits

On Thursday, 19 February, Freetown City Council welcomed a delegation from Abundant Life Charity to explore potential areas of collaboration, with a particular focus on strengthening support for municipal schools. Founded by Madam Dennisia Akran, Abundant Life Charity is a humanitarian organisation committed to improving learning environments and supporting underprivileged children across Sierra Leone. Joined

On Monday 9 February, as part of Freetown City Council’s initial response, Her Worship the Mayor of Freetown, Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr OBE, together with Deputy Mayor Kweku Lisk, visited the scene of the fire disaster that occurred on Sunday, 8 February, at ECOWAS Street, which resulted in the destruction of several businesses. Representatives of the National

Today, Saturday 24 January, FCC carried out a market cleaning exercise at Portee Market as part of the #DortiMusGo campaign to keep Freetown cleaner. The activity, attended by Mayor Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr OBE, Councillor Zainab Conteh, market women, and FCC-approved waste service provider, also forms part of The Carter Center’s Inform Women, Transform Lives campaign promoting

On Tuesday, 6 January 2026, Freetown Mayor Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr launched the Freetown Urban Green Design Competition, an initiative designed to generate innovative, practical, and climate-resilient solutions that introduce more greenery into Freetown’s Central Business District. The competition forms part of the city’s broader urban regeneration efforts under the Freetown–Zurich City-to-City Cooperation. Key features of the