My first meeting with the new British High Commissioner was engaging and very special – we met on the RFA Lyme Bay! It was a

Like most Saturdays, yesterday was a very busy day!! It started with a meeting with the German Ambassador and the German Foreign Office Director for

Great start to the day at Lumley Beach for the European Union in Sierra Leone funded beach cleanup. I extend my thanks to EU Ambassador

Today I was absolutely thrilled to commission the  Kroo Bay Municipal  Primary School, constructed with funding from Sustain for Life and with support from Freetown

19/10/2024 I have huge respect and admiration for our community based teams who are planting mangroves as part of #FreetownTheTreeTown! Accompanied by Cllr Sheku Deen

16/10/2024 I was humbled and honored to receive the 2024 German Africa Award from Bärbel Bas, President of the Bundestag, Germany’s Parliament, during an uplifting

8/10/2024 I was really pleased to present the Freetown Cable Car Feasibility Study report to Vice President H.E. Dr. Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh this morning. Conducted

5/10/2024 I am pleased to have just completed the one-year African Mayoral Leadership Initiative (AMALI) programme and to have been able to attend the final

25/9/2024 Yesterday was another full and constructive day! I met with former Irish President HE Mary Robinson, participated in a roundtable and a panel discussion

23/9/2024 As part of my engagements at the UNGA Summit of the Future in New York, I participated in a high-level panel meeting with the

9/9/2024 At the invitation of the All-People’s Congress (APC) Diaspora 6th Region Women’s Congress, led by comrade Madam Cassandra Kenny, Mayor of Freetown Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr,

9/9/2024 At the invitation of the All-People’s Congress (APC) Diaspora 6th Region Women’s Congress, led by comrade Madam Cassandra Kenny, Mayor of Freetown Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr,

26/8/2024 Always a pleasure and a privilege to spend time at the Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Presidential Center for Women and Development with H.E. Mdme Ellen

25/8/2024 It’s a wrap!! Freetown City Council has completed a three-day tree giveaway of 25,000 trees. We started at Lumley Beach on Friday where we

6/8/2024 Yesterday it was my pleasure to symbolically present cheques to the 9 winners of the Bloomberg Youth Climate Action Fund, launched in May 2024

2/8/2024 As the heavy rains continue and the risk of significant coastal flooding increases, I engaged members of the Kroo Bay community today. We will

29/7/2024 I attended an extremely constructive meeting today chaired by the Minister of Environment  , with the Minister of Local Government And Community Relations, Deputy

21/7/2024 Out in the field with Freetown City Council Chairman of Climate Change and Disaster Risk Management Cllr Unisa Kamara and Chief Administrator Raman Tom

17/7/2024 It was an honor to speak today at the 25th-anniversary celebrations of Afrobarometer, a pan-African, non-partisan survey research network that conducts public attitude surveys

10/7/2024 Freetown City Council (FCC) in partnership with UNCDF, ILO, ILRAJ, WANEP and FEDURP has been implementing the Women for Water and Peace Project (W4WP)

It was a pleasure to welcome Her Excellency Mrs. Ursula Fahringer, Ambassador of the Republic of Austria to the Republic of Sierra Leone, based in

We are thrilled to announce the C40 Freetown Women4Climate Mentorship Programme that will match committed leaders from the business sector, international organizations, and community organizations

Pursuant to a letter from the Minister of Local Government dated 8th February 2023 instructing all Mayors, Chairpersons and Councillors to “vacate” the Local Councils

The Launch of Freetown’s First Climate Action Plan Transforming Freetown through Climate Action On Thursday 19th January 2023, Mayor Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr launched the first-ever Climate Action Plan

Mayor Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr participated in the third in-person meeting of the UN Global Commission On The Economics Of Water in Potsdam, Germany. She was honored to have been selected

On the 28th of November, the Freetown City Council hosted the kick-off of a weeklong program of cultural activities commemorating 60 years of diplomatic ties between the Republic of Sierra

The UN Climate Change Conference (COP27) took place from 6 to 18 November. Mayor Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr attended COP27 in her capacity as Mayor of Freetown and

The International Day of the Girl Child 2022 Theme: ‘’Our time is now – our rights, our future”.  UNICEF organized a panel discussion and conversation

On Tuesday, 18th October 2022, the South Korean Ambassador to Sierra Leone, Ambassador Kim Young Chae, and his delegation paid a courtesy visit to Her