Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr (OBE) was awarded “Outstanding Public Social
Innovator 2023“ by the Schwab Foundation, included in the Time100
Climate List 2023 by Time Magazine, and ranked in the BBC 100
Women 2020 List. © Freetown City Council
Cities, SI Urban 3/2024
“Cable cars are the solution for our world”
Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr (OBE) is the mayor of Freetown, the capital of the West African country Sierra Leone. The politician advocates for cable cars both in her city and worldwide as cochair of the global climate alliance C40 Cities. In an interview with SI, she discusses concrete plans and projects.
30. October 2024
SI Urban: You spoke as a speaker at the Cable Car World Congress Expo. Why are urban cable cars such a priority for you?
Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr (OBE): Cities in general, and Freetown specifically, face major challenges. Urban population growth is steady, causing traffic issues
