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https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/27/africa/ghana-plunged-into-darkness-amid-country-economic-woes/index.html
Sunday, October 29, 2023
Ghana Plunged into Darkness
Over the past couple of years, Ghana has been facing difficult economic times that are started to affect a wide range of its citizens outside of the monetary sense. Ghana's residences are facing constant and unannounced power outages as the country is facing a worsening power shortage. The shortage is stemming from the country not being able to supply their generators with enough natural gas to fuel the country's supply. For the affected residents in Ghana, there is currently no timeline to when their power will be restored as there seems to be little to no communication from the government. However, Residents are starting to rise up against the government as inflation rises and their local currency continues to plummet in value. Residents have also seen a substantial hike in energy rates, making the situation all the worse for them. While Ghana is not currently in a major energy crisis, experts are saying that they are certainly heading towards that direction.
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It sounds like they are heading towards an energy crisis. That has to be hard on the people. With the government not speaking up about the power outages they have no one leading them through these tough times. The people are clearly turning to whoever is speaking the loudest, which is not a great idea for their economy. It sounds like it is already heading that way and the government needs to step up and do something about it before it is too late.
ReplyDeleteThe energy crisis is a massive issue as it seems many of the world powers are essentially over harvesting energy leaving some countries like Ghana in this case in the dust. I am not sure how they will reverse this potential disaster.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Brady and not only that their energy crisis could be a disaster but their money is plummeting in value. It sounds like Ghana is a mess and needs to figure it out before the government hurts their people.
DeleteSounds like an energy crisis will be occurring there soon! Will be interesting the see how Ghana's government attacks this issue with its residents beginning to rise up. I believe their best option would have to be receiving help from another nation.
ReplyDeleteThis seems like a very challenging situation, it is important for the government to address these concerns to prevent a full-blown energy crisis and ease the burden on its people. Improved communication would help with the residents as they navigate these difficult times.
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