In the sweltering streets of Banjul, a population pushed past endurance by days without electricity has turned its exhaustion into open defiance, demanding the departure of President Adama Barrow. Barrow, facing the dual pressure of a genuine infrastructure crisis and an approaching December election, has responded with emergency declarations and promises of new power generation — invoking climate change and global conflict as forces beyond any single government's control. Whether a nation's trust, once scorched, can be restored by megawatts and solar panels remains the deeper question West Af
Gambian President Pledges Power Infrastructure Amid Violent Blackout Protests
Protesters and police clashed with tear gas deployed; civilians endured extended blackouts affecting daily life, food storage, and children's ability to study.