Check out an article from the NY Times about Freetown's newest official getting a lot of attention for her innovative work in the areas of heat abatement, tree planting, housing improvement and environmental reclamation.
'Eugenia Kargbo remembers when Sierra Leone’s capital was greener and cooler, and is now trying to help the city combat rising temperatures.'
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/06/world/africa/eugenia-kargbo-chief-heat-officer-africa.html?smid=url-share