Gambian leader pledges halt to rolling blackouts as protests turn violent
Barrow pledges new power infrastructure, including a 24-megawatt plant, to tackle the worsening electricity crisis.
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Barrow pledges new power infrastructure, including a 24-megawatt plant, to tackle the worsening electricity crisis.
![Gambia's President Adama Barrow, poses for a photo, prior to the start of the ECOWAS meeting, in Abuja, Nigeria, Sunday, Dec 15, 2024. [Olamikan Gbemiga/AP]](https://aljazeeranews-mggx1uo47w.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/ap_6aa0b22b00927-1788916267.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)






![A woman draped in an Albanian flag clashes with police officers during ongoing demonstrations against plans for a luxury resort in a protected coastal area linked to US President Donald Trump's family in Albanian capital Tirana, on Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2026 [Hameraldi Agolli/ AP Photo]](https://aljazeeranews-mggx1uo47w.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/AP26251643796570-1788903166.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)

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