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[allAfrica] Uganda Begins $121M South Sudan Power Interconnection Project
Uganda has launched the South Sudan-Uganda Power Interconnection Project (SUPIP), with the African Development Fund providing $121 million for the Ugandan component. This initiative aims to connect Uganda's power grid to South Sudan's, promoting cross-border electricity trade, enhancing Uganda's northern transmission network, and offering South Sudan access to more reliable and affordable power.
Meanwhile, Malawi's Electoral Commission is under scrutiny due to plans to relocate its headquarters to Blantyre, amid staff union grievances. Senator Francis Dopoh, in Liberia, assures citizens that the recently passed cybercrime law does not aim to suppress free speech, but instead targets behaviors that pose direct threats to individuals, institutions, and national security.
In Zimbabwe, a parliamentary committee has warned of a public health crisis stemming from raw sewage flowing into the country's main water source after only 20 of the 63 sewage treatment plants are operational.
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