# Gambian leader pledges to halt rolling blackouts as protests turn violent

https://mins.news/en/item/50677

- Al Jazeera, 2026-09-09 02:47 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/9/gambian-leader-pledges-halt-to-rolling-blackouts-as-protests-turn-violent?traffic_source=rss

> President Adama Barrow says The Gambia will increase power supplies, including through a 24-megawatt generator by the end of October and a planned 50-megawatt solar plant. Prolonged outages have sparked violent protests in Banjul and nearby cities, where demonstrators burned tyres, erected barricades and demanded his resignation. Police used tear gas to disperse crowds.

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