Niger is experiencing electricity problems after disconnection from Nigeria Niamey, the capital of the Republic of Niger and other major ci...
Niger is experiencing electricity problems after disconnection from Nigeria
Niamey, the capital of the Republic of Niger and other major cities such as Maradi and Zinder have started experiencing power outages.
People get electricity for about an hour at a time and then it goes out for four or five hours without being restored.
The BBC representative said that the system of giving electricity in the capital of the country has changed to give to one party and turn off another party at the same time.
Niger Electricity Company (Nigelec) said that the problem is caused by the interruption of electricity from Nigeria. The country whose President Bola Tinubu leads the Ecowas group is taking this step as part of the sanctions imposed by the West African Union on Niger due to the military coup.
The Nigerian government has not confirmed the claim or denied it so far.
However, sources from Abuja said that the country's authorities cut off some power lines to the Republic of Niger, without giving details.
Nigeria is the country that produces the most electricity for the Republic of Niger.
The military government of Niger has announced the opening of the country's borders with its five neighbors, a week after the overthrow of the civilian government of Mohamed Bazoum.
Major international countries and many organizations have condemned the coup, and there are fears of conflict in the Sahel region as a result of the seizure of power.
In a statement read by the army spokesman Colonel Major Amadu Abdurahamane on the country's television, he said, "From August 1, the country's borders with the countries of Algeria, Burkina Faso, Mali, Libya and Chad have been opened".
The army announced the closure of the borders last week, just as they announced the overthrow of the civilian government of Mohamed Bazoum.
The borders that have been declared open are mostly remote desert areas.
However, the country's major trade routes are still closed due to the sanctions imposed by the Ecowas group on Niger.
The military coup in the Republic of Niger is the seventh in less than three years in the West African region. attempt to take over Niger.