Gambia Bans Protests without Permits After Unrest over Power Cuts
Police said 11 people were arrested and tear gas was used after overnight demonstrations over prolonged blackouts and vandalism in the capital.
- Gambia's inspector general of police, Seedy Mukhtar Touray, banned all unauthorized protests late Thursday, warning that violations "will be met with necessary force."
- In and around Banjul, protesters burned tires and erected barricades to denounce prolonged power cuts, with demonstrators in Farato targeting ruling National People's Party offices.
- Authorities arrested 11 people for vandalism during the unrest earlier this week, while the National Water and Electricity Company closed three branches after infrastructure damage and "detainees were unlawfully released from custody."
- President Adama Barrow promised to restore electricity by the end of October, citing the final installation of a 24-megawatt generation machine and a 50-MW solar power plant contract.
- Opposition candidate Talib Ahmed Bensouda attributed the unrest to youth frustration and lack of opportunity, arguing "there's a lack of opportunity and this is what's driving irregular migration to Europe.
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