Tunisia: Power cuts amid heatwave leave residents and businesses struggling

Tunisia is among the countries that have sweltered under internse heat in recent weeks. With the need for air conditioning mounting, the national electricity company has resorted to rolling blackouts to reduce the strain on the power grid.

LIBYA – Temperatures in Libya soared on July 27, a day after hundreds of residents protested in Tripoli and its suburbs against power cuts resulting from the intense heat.The national meteorological centre announced temperatures ranging from 39 deg C to 48 deg C in the country’s north, where temperatures are generally

[RFI] In Tunisia long power outages across the country have added to the strain of an intense heatwave, with temperatures as high as 49C. In neighbouring Algeria, more than 100 people were hospitalised after wildfires, the country's interior minister said this week.

Extreme heat is fuelling wildfires across North Africa, with major fires burning in Tunisia, Algeria and Morocco.