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“I am confident that I speak on behalf of us all, when I say we look forward to working with our President H.E. Rtd. Brg. Julius Maada Bio, the New Direction government of Sierra Leone and all Freetonians in developing Freetown into the great city it has the potential to become.”
—– Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr, Mayor of Freetown City Council

Mayor Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr receives the 2024 German Africa Prize in Berlin
16/10/2024 On 16 October 2024, Her Worship the Mayor of Freetown, Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr OBE, received the 2024 German Africa Prize

FCC, Isha Johansen host youth leadership conversation
11/10/2024 Coinciding with the International Day of the Girl Child, Freetown City Council on 11 October, partnered with Isha Johanson,

Development partners, Freetown residents, support Freetown Cable Car Project
10/10/2024 On October 9, 2024, Mayor of Freetown, Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr presented the Freetown Cable Car Feasibility Study to representatives from

FCC targets Ojuku, Kolley Town & Kroo Bay communities with 275,000 trees
2/10/2024 With support from the World Bank under the Productive Social Safety Net and Youth Employment Project (PSSNYE), and Bloomberg

Youth Climate Council Sierra Leone & Youth Initiative for Climate Action end Consultation on Establishing the Youth Climate Council
17/9/2024 With the support of Bloomberg Philanthropies through the Youth Climate Action Fund and Freetown City Council, the Youth Climate

In New York, Mayor Aki-Sawyerr continues to highlight the role of cities and youth in addressing the climate crisis
26 September 2024 On Thursday 26th, Mayor Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr joined a high-level panel hosted by the Rockefeller Foundation and Goals