The impact of the brain drain is a serious one for a city like mine, a country like mine, where we need human capital in order for development to hap… - Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr

About Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr

Yvonne Denise Aki-Sawyerr, OBE (née Morgan; born 7 January 1968) is a Sierra Leonean politician and finance professional, who is serving as the current mayor of Freetown, Sierra Leone's capital and largest city; she assumed office on 11 May 2018. Prior to becoming head of the Freetown City Council, Aki-Sawyer had worked extensively in the UK financial and professional services industry. She had also taken either pioneering or crucial roles in various charity and public service projects in the UK and Sierra Leone, including participation in the fight against Ebola in 2014 and the subsequent recovery initiatives.

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