Sierra Leone village gets electricity after long wait

Sierra Leone’s 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)