Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr

Yvonne Denise Aki-Sawyerr, OBE (; 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. She began working for professional services firm Arthur Andersen in 1990. She became the Investment Director of IDEA (Inspiring Digital Enterprise Award) in 2009, in which she was tasked for raising international finance to fund projects, and the management of local stakeholder groups.

In January 2023, Aki-Sawyerr is set to run for another term in the June 2023 elections.

Personal life Aki-Sawyerr is married and has two children. The documentary follows her work as mayor, and her battle to be re-elected.

Aki-Sawyerr was on the list of the BBC's 100 Women (BBC) announced on 23 November 2020.

In February 2021, Time Magazine named her as one of Time's "100 Next" honorees.

In 2021, Aki-Sawyerr was selected as a Bloomberg New Economy Catalyst. As part of the program, she attended the annual New Economy Forum held in Singapore, and the Bloomberg New Economy Catalyst Retreat that same year.