The Freetown City Council (FCC), on 20 April, in collaboration with the West Africa Network for Peacebuilding (WANEP) and the Health and Environment Sustainable Development Union (HENDDU), convened a multi-stakeholder...
All 22 councillors of the Freetown City Council (FCC) have publicly expressed support for Mayor Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr and Deputy Mayor Kweku Lisk, following recent allegations of bribery linked to an attempted...
The Ministry of Finance has authorized Chief Administrators in local councils led by the All Peoples Congress to manage financial resources and oversee transactions, in a move aimed at ensuring continuity...
The Sierra Leone Police (SLP), led by Inspector General of Police (IGP) Mr. William Fayia Sellu and the Executive Management Board (EMB), has on Saturday, April 4, 2026, joined forces with other security...
Even as Mayor Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr and the majority of councillors remain on a prolonged governance boycott, the Freetown City Council (FCC) has announced that essential services—particularly waste management—are...
Sierra Leone’s Director of the Decentralization Secretariat, Alex Bhonapha Esq., has reaffirmed the legal and institutional resilience of local councils, stressing that their operations cannot be halted...
Residents and business owners in Freetown could face heavy fines or imprisonment as the Freetown City Council (FCC) announces a strict enforcement campaign targeting unclean building frontages and neglected...
Councillor Ibrahim Gbla, the newly appointed leader of the Freetown City Council, has called on Sierra Leoneans to prioritize national unity and development above partisan considerations, even as his appointment...
Ibrahim Gbla has dismissed claims that he is serving as the Acting Mayor of Freetown, clarifying that he was selected to represent the leadership of Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP) councillors within...
The Mayor of Freetown, Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr, has said she remains committed to serving residents of the capital despite her absence from official duties, following what she described as a “surprise”...
