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
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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)!
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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
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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,
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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
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4/11/2024 As part of our commitment to human capital development in our city, Freetown City Council (FCC) partnered with Emerging Leaders UK to deliver an impactful three-day Leadership for Life training program on 29th, 30th and 31st October. The 215 youth and women participants were selected from our city markets, universities and local communities ensuring
29/10/2024 Last week Thursday, 24th October, it was my joy to commission the new Kroo Bay Municipal Primary School. It was constructed with funding from Italian philanthropist Sustain for Life and implemented by the Sierra Leone Autistic Society with support from Freetown City Council. I am pleased to share highlights of the commissioning of the
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16/10/2024 On 16 October 2024, Her Worship the Mayor of Freetown, Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr OBE, received the 2024 German Africa Prize from Bärbel Bas, President of the Bundestag, Germany’s Parliament, during a ceremony in Berlin. The German Africa Prize, awarded by the German Africa Foundation, is a prestigious recognition by Germany. Since 1993, the German Africa
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