Libya power cuts push small businesses and weary citizens to brink
Culture Index
Score Breakdown
Relevance
3/25
Freshness
25/25
Authority
18/20
Brand Signal
6/15
Depth
6/15
5-Axis Cultural Radar
TRIPOLI: Power cuts have been a fact of life for years for Naseem Al-Akkari, who owns a chain of restaurants in Libya’s capital, Tripoli. But it was not until this summer’s heatwaves that they began posing an existential threat to his business, inflicting an estimated $40,000 in losses in just a few months. “The generator has to run to prevent goods from spoiling. You have no choice but to buy die
