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Nigeria's northern states face blackout after jihadist vandalism - FRANCE24
Northern Nigeria has been plunged into darkness for nearly two weeks. Engineers have been unable to carry out repairs due to insecurity. The Transmission Company of Nigeria says gunmen are occupying the area where the line is damaged. The power supply is crippled in 19 of Nigeria's 36 states, depriving millions of electricity and paralysing economic activity. There are now plans to deploy troops to the affected areas.
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UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warns Sudan's 18-month war could "ignite regional instability from the Sahel to the Horn of Africa to the Red Sea". He says the Sudanese people are living through "unspeakable atrocities" and that 750,000 of them are facing "catastrophic food insecurity" and famine conditions in North Darfur displacement sites. We hear from Tom Perriello, the US special envoy for Sudan.
Finally, French President Emmanuel Macron gets a standing ovation at the Moroccan parliament during a state visit, after confirming France's decision to back Moroco on Western Sahara.
