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To match feature SIERRALEONE-HYDRO
24 Sep 2009
Source: Reuters
 
The Bumbuna hydroelectric dam project is seen in this October 20, 2007 file photo. Sierra Leone's new president visited Bumbuna, the country's largest and long-delayed hydroelectric dam project in his first official trip beyond the capital since he was elected. President Ernest Bai Koroma, leader of the All People’s Congress (APC), has pledged to make delivering electricity to the country, which is largely without light and relies on small private generators for power, his number one priority. To match feature SIERRALEONE-HYDRO REUTERS/Katrina Manson/Files (SIERRA LEONE SOCIETY POLITICS ENERGY ENVIRONMENT BUSINESS)
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Shopkeeper Ali Lamie stands beside mobile phones charging from a single generator in his small store in Tintafor, 20 km (12.5 miles) north of Sierra Leone’s capital Freetown, September 17, 2009, ...




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