Large parts of Mali's capital have been left without electricity and running water after suspected sabotage damaged a key power transmission line. The disruption has deepened hardship for residents as insecurity and jihadist attacks continue to strain the country's fragile infrastructure.
Bamako has endured widespread electricity and water outages for two days after suspected sabotage disrupted a major power transmission line supplying the city, according to utility officials.
State-owned electricity provider Energie du Mali (EDM) said an incident on the transmission network had severely affected power supply across several districts but did not identify the cause.
A senior official at the Malian water utility SOMAGEP later told AFP that the disruption resulted from sabotage on the high-voltage line linking Bamako to the Manantali Dam, located on the Mali-Mauritania-Senegal border. The official said the perpetrators had not been identified.
Residents struggle for basic necessities
