{
  "id": 10382085,
  "title": "Niger’s North Hit by Repeated Water and Electricity Shortages",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/nigers-north-hit-by-repeated-water-and-electricity-shortages",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-28T06:07:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Rio Times",
    "slug": "the-rio-times",
    "url": "https://www.riotimesonline.com/nigers-north-water-electricity-shortages-2026/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Residents of Niger’s Agadez region face repeated water, power, gas and fuel shortages, blamed on a 45-year-old coal plant that supplies far less electricity than the region needs. The post Niger’s North Hit by Repeated Water and Electricity Shortages appeared first on The Rio Times .",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}