Hundreds of Ghanaians took to the streets of Accra on Saturday in a peaceful protest against power outages affecting businesses and daily life across the West African nation. Dubbed the #DumsorMustStop vigil — “dumsor” meaning power cuts — the protest was organised by prominent Ghanaian actress and film producer Yvonne Nelson. Also joining the protest, Ghanaian comedian DKB told AFP: “These unannounced power outages are killing our craft. Shop owner Anita Twumasi was visibly distressed as she shared how the power outages affected her six-month-old baby. Protesters blame the power cuts on the New Patriotic Party (NPP) government’s alleged failure to pay for necessary fuel.

Source: GhanaWeb June 09, 2024 01:01 UTC