March 2025

Meeting with a delegation from the World Bank

6/12/2024 Yesterday it was my pleasure to meet with a delegation from the World Bank, headed by Franz Drees-Gross, West Africa Regional Director for Infrastructure. With the delegation, which included Senior Disaster Risk Management Specialist Francis Samson Nkoka and PIU Lead Anthony Koroma, we visited two sites of initiatives funded by the World Bank Resilient […]

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Launch of the Zurich-Freetown City-to-City Cooperation

4/12/2024 Today I was thrilled to launch the Zurich-Freetown City-to-City Cooperation (C2CC) which is financing the Freetown Central Business District (CBD) Regeneration Project. This is a comprehensive plan to make our city centre more attractive, vibrant and welcoming for our residents, businesses and tourists. The project has 4 components; (i) the establishment of controlled parking

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Engaging with the Media

27/11/2024 Yesterday, with the support of C40 Cities, I had the pleasure of engaging with the local media to discuss FCC’s #TransformFreetown – #TransformingLives 2024-2028 Development Roadmap. During the meeting, I provided updates on key initiatives, including Freetown City Council’s sanitation and waste management efforts, our climate crisis interventions, and the progress being made in

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Issues surrounding Ephraim Robinson Municipal Primary School playground

23/11/2024 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. I was accompanied by Deputy Mayor Kweku Lisk, a cross section of FCC Councilors, the Chief Administrator, Head of Education Department, the Legal Office, the City Engineer and

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