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Gambian President Barrow announced that a 24-megawatt generator unit will be commissioned by the end of October and that a 50-megawatt solar project has been awarded, in an effort to quell the rolling blackouts that have worsened since June. On the night of September 8, violent protests broke out in Banjul and surrounding cities, with demonstrators setting fires to block traffic and chanting "Barrow must step down," while police used tear gas to disperse crowds. The power crisis has overlapped w