Sierra Leone village gets electricity after long wait
Sierra Leone鈥檚 energy minister switched on power for residents of Bathurst, on the outskirts of the capital, Freetown.
Sierra Leone鈥檚 energy minister flicks the switch bringing electricity to the village of Bathurst on the outskirts of the capital, Freetown.
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(Photo: Sierra Leone's Minister of Energy, Kanja Sesay, connecting residents of Bathurst to the electrical power grid. Credit: Umaru Fofana)
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