Niger’s largest cities, Niamey, Maradi and Zinder, have been hit by power outages since last week’s coup d’état. The military that seized power blamed the power outages on sanctions for the coup.
Power outages in Niger are relatively rare, but the country’s power supply is 70% dependent on its southern neighbor Niger, Nigeria, its main energy source.
The Nigerian electricity supplier did not want to comment on the blackouts, but the BBC reported that power to Niger was cut on Tuesday by order of the President of Nigeria.
President of Niger Mohamad Bazum was ousted from power last week by members of his own presidential guard. The Niger constitution was suspended and General Abdurrahman Chianicommander of the presidential guard, was appointed by the new head of state.
Under the influence of France, the so-called. The Economic Community of West African States – ECOWAS condemned the coup d’état in Niger and threatened sanctions against the organizers of the coup and even announced the possible use of force.
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2023-08-02 19:16:00
