The Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Alpha Sesay Esq, together with the Minister of Information and Civic Education, Chernor Bah, engaged members of the opposition APC Ad Hoc Committee on the Implementation of the Agreement for National Unity at the Guma Building in Freetown on Friday. The meeting focused on the recently gazetted Constitutional…
By James Conteh As Sierra Leone welcomes 2026, Mayor Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr has reflected on Freetown City Council’s (FCC) achievements in 2025 and outlined priorities for the year ahead. In her New Year message, Mayor Aki-Sawyerr highlighted progress in waste management, including the introduction of new bylaws that mandate household registration with approved service providers and…
By James Conteh Mayor Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr represented Freetown at the C40 Cities World Mayors Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on November 3-4, 2025, serving as the Global South Co-Chair. The two-day summit brought together over 300 mayors and approximately 2,000 participants each day to discuss climate action and sustainable urban development. During the summit,…
