Gambia protesters burn tyres to denounce power cuts

Gambia protesters burn tyres to denounce power cuts. Skip to content Menu Home | Gambia protesters burn tyres to denounce power cuts Police officers patrol near burning barricades as residents protest against power and water cuts in Banjul, Gambia Image Credits : Reuters Reuters 8 September 2026, 20:48 [SAST] Police used tear gas to disperse protesters who gathered overnight in multiple locations in Gambia, including near President Adama Barrow’s official residence, to denounce what they described as prolonged power cuts, residents and a Reuters witness said.

What happened

In and around the capital Banjul, protesters burned tyres in the street. In and around the capital Banjul, protesters burned tyres in the street and erected barricades, shouting “Barrow must go! ” as plumes of smoke filled the air, the Reuters witness said. Ceesay apologised to those affected by the power cuts. Relocation coincides with proposed laws that opponents say would entrench power of US tech billionaires in countryDozens of protesters converged on Peter Thiel’s mansion in Buenos Aires this week after a congressional session raised questions about the billionaire’s presence in the country.

In a sign of growing frustration with the government, protesters in the town of Farato gathered outside the residence of Vice President Mohammed B. Officials are “working relentlessly to restore stability and improve the reliability of electricity supply as soon as possible,” Gambia’s information minister, Ismaila Ceesay, said in a statement on Tuesday that described the events of the previous night as “deeply disconcerting”. “As a government, we recognise the frustration, anger and hardship that many Gambians are experiencing,” he said.

The wider picture

Barrow visited facilities for the national utility, National Water and Electricity Company Ltd, on Tuesday morning and promised that Gambia would receive new generators this week. Gambians deserve reliable electricity, and we will deliver by the end of October,” he told reporters ahead of his address scheduled for 8pm. It also reported “a technical incident affecting one of the major power-generating units on the import side,” without elaborating. Jammeh said he went outside to join protesters after tear gas “landed in my house. ” After protests died down in the pre-dawn hours, Jammeh joined crowds of young men who used water to douse fires and clear the barricades.

Skip to main contentSkip to navigation Protesters marching to Peter Thiel’s mansion in Buenos Aires this week. Photograph: AFP/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenProtesters marching to Peter Thiel’s mansion in Buenos Aires this week. View image in fullscreenProtesters marched to the gates of the $12m residence Peter Thiel bought when he moved his family to Argentina in April. Marino said the new laws amounted to a “technofascist legislative package” aimed at entrenching the power of US tech billionaires in the country.

What has been reported

View image in fullscreenOne of the proposed laws protesters oppose would offer foreign companies a minimal tax rate and a 30-year guarantee against regulatory change. US tech billionaires, she said, “are using Argentina as a laboratory, because they have a person in power, Milei, who is even more crazy than they are”. The West African nation’s electricity issues — with some residents reporting blackouts lasting up to 48 hours — come ahead of a presidential election expected in December in which Barrow is seeking a third term.

Jallow and destroyed banners at an office of the ruling National People’s Party. A police spokesperson did not respond to a request for comment on Tuesday. UTILITY WARNED OF DEMAND SURGE DUE TO HEAT NAWEC said in a statement on August 15 that it was experiencing “an unforeseen surge in electricity demand during the peak period,” which it attributed to high temperatures. The situation would require load shedding “affecting several parts of the country”, but no dates were given.

People have been crying about electricity,” said Ousainu Jammeh, a resident of the Westfield area of Banjul.

What happens next

Traffic had returned to normal in Banjul on Tuesday morning. We'll assume you're ok with this, but you can opt-out if you wish. There is broad unease about the tech magnate’s presence in the country. Photograph: AFP/Getty ImagesApocalypse prep or pure pragmatism: what is behind Peter Thiel’s move to Argentina? In white masks, they held signs saying “Peter Thief” and “No to the Peter Thiel law” in front of the wrought-iron gates of the $12m (£8.

9m) residence, which Thiel bought in April as he moved his family to Argentina. His move has been characterised as part of a plan to hedge against world war three: Argentina, agriculturally rich and deep in the southern hemisphere, might just be the ideal place for a tech billionaire to wait out the apocalypse.

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