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‘Our city has no future if we don’t save the environment’ – Freetown Mayor

by Zoe Tabary | zoetabary | Thomson Reuters Foundation Tuesday, 14 August 2018 00:00 GMT Freetown is still under threat one year after a devastating mudslide killed an estimated 1,000 people and left thousands homeless By Zoe Tabary LONDON, Aug 14 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Sierra Leone’s capital Freetown must tackle deforestation, poor housing and […]

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Mayor Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr joins City Leaders from around the world in Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative

FREETOWN – 23RD JULY, 2018 – Mayor Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr is going back to school this year to study leadership and management practices, as one of 40 mayors chosen for an intensive education program with the Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative. As a participant in the Initiative’s 2018 program, Mayor Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr is part of a

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Councillors Elect Deputy Mayor in the inaugural Council meeting

Councillors of the Freetown City Council have today, 30th May, 2018 elected the Deputy Mayor in their inaugural meeting with the Mayor at the FCC conference hall. In a widely accepted free, fair and transparent election, Osman Koroma, of Constituency 114 and Ward 404 acquired twenty (20) of the total forty-eight (48) valid votes cast

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Freetown City Council launches Rainy-Season Plan to Limit Flood in Freetown

Freetown, 20th June 2018 – The Freetown City Council (FCC) today launches its flood mitigation plan as part of its efforts to reduce flooding in the city and lessen the attendant humanitarian, health and economic impact on residents as the rainy season sets in. Sierra Leone is noted for having one of the highest annual

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Councillors Elect Deputy Mayor at the Inaugural Council Meeting

Councillors of the Freetown City Council have today, 30th May, 2018 elected the Deputy Mayor in their inaugural meeting with the Mayor at the FCC conference hall. In a widely accepted free, fair and transparent election, Osman Koroma, of Constituency 114 and Ward 404 acquired twenty (20) of the total forty-eight (48) valid votes cast

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‘Operation Push Back’ continues at Lumley

The Mayor of Freetown, Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr, continued to monitor “Operation Push Back” with a visit to Lumley this morning, Tuesday 22nd May. Accompanied by Chairlady Mamie Morlai Kamara and other trader representatives, the Mayor walked from Safecon to Juba bridge, explaining to traders the importance of moving off the road and behind the pavement so

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The Mayor on ‘Operation Push Back’ field visit

The Mayor of Freetown, Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr, made field visits to Abacha Street and ECOWAS Street this afternoon to monitor the ‘Operation Push Back’ exercise that started today, Monday 21st May, 2018. The operation followed a meeting held by the Mayor with various trader organisations on Saturday 19th May during which she explained the need for

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