blackout
Ghana plunged into darkness amid country’s economic woes
Middle East
October 28, 2023
Ghana plunged into darkness amid country’s economic woes
CNN — Large swaths of Ghana are facing power blackouts due to gas shortages at a major power facility, the…
Iran’s sweeping internet blackouts are a serious cause for concern
Middle East
September 24, 2022
Iran’s sweeping internet blackouts are a serious cause for concern
CNN- When Iranian authorities pulled the plug on the internet in 2019 amid anti-government protests, the international community struggled to…
Eight killed in Sudan as protesters rally on uprising anniversary
Middle East
July 1, 2022
Eight killed in Sudan as protesters rally on uprising anniversary
Khartoum, Sudan (CNN)At least eight protesters were shot dead in Sudan on Thursday, medics said, as large crowds took to the streets…
Maduro announces 30 days of electricity rationing in Venezuela
World
April 1, 2019
Maduro announces 30 days of electricity rationing in Venezuela
Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro announced 30 days of electricity rationing Sunday, after his government said it was shortening the working…
Despair, anger as Venezuelans endure paralyzing blackout
World
March 28, 2019
Despair, anger as Venezuelans endure paralyzing blackout
Venezuelans wavered between despair and rage Wednesday as they endured a third day of a near-nationwide blackout that has paralyzed…
Maduro blames ‘terrorists’ as new blackout grips Venezuela
World
March 27, 2019
Maduro blames ‘terrorists’ as new blackout grips Venezuela
President Nicolas Maduro blamed “terrorists” for a new, near-nationwide blackout that gripped Venezuela Tuesday, two weeks after a similar outage…
Egypt prosecution detains 11 employees over Cairo airport blackout
Egypt
July 31, 2017
Egypt prosecution detains 11 employees over Cairo airport blackout
Egypt’s Prosecutor General Nabil Sadek on Sunday ordered that 11 Cairo International Airport employees be detained pending investigation into a…
South Africans learn to laugh at lighter side of blackouts
Society
April 16, 2015
South Africans learn to laugh at lighter side of blackouts
Facing a long, cold southern hemisphere winter of power cuts, many South Africans are choosing to cope with their frustrations…
Failures at 2 power plants caused blackout, official says
Egypt
August 9, 2012
Failures at 2 power plants caused blackout, official says
Officials are working to restore electricity after two large power plants in 10th Ramadan City that supply vast swathes of…
Adly’s lawyer claims communication blackout was response to Israeli hacking
Egypt
January 26, 2012
Adly’s lawyer claims communication blackout was response to Israeli hacking
The suspension of communication services during the January 2011 uprising was a response to an Israeli hacking of a local…