Protests over Libya's chronic power cuts hit several cities on Friday, as people braved the wrath of armed factions to voice their anger at a failure of government that has made life insufferable during the sweltering summer months. In Tripoli's Martyrs' Square, several hundred people gathered to shout slogans demanding electricity, criticising armed factions and politicians and demanding elections in the capital's biggest protests against the ruling elite for years. They also chanted slogans against the armed factions that exert control across swathes of Libya. Libya's electricity sector has been undermined by years of warfare and political chaos, stopping investment, preventing maintenance work and sometimes damaging infrastructure. Eastern-based factions have blockaded oil facilities, reducing fuel supply to major power plants, causing more blackouts.

Source: Libya Today July 01, 2022 21:23 UTC