meta_pixel
Tapesearch Logo
Log in
Global News Podcast

Niger power blackouts blamed on coup sanctions

Global News Podcast

BBC

Daily News, News

4.38.2K Ratings

🗓️ 3 August 2023

⏱️ 29 minutes

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

Nigeria reportedly cuts electricity supplies to increase pressure on Niger military junta. Also: Pittsburgh synagogue gunman gets death penalty, and AI offers huge promise on breast cancer screening.

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0

Hi, I'm Hannah and I'm very excited to be hosting What in the World, a new daily podcast

0:06.1

from the BBC World Service, where we try to help you make sense of the world around you,

0:11.2

of the big things that are happening, the small things that are happening and everything

0:15.0

in between.

0:16.7

Just search for What in the World, wherever you get your BBC podcasts and hit subscribe.

0:22.8

This is the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service.

0:30.0

I'm Nigel Adely and in the early hours of Thursday the 3rd of August, these are our main stories.

0:36.5

Major cities in Niger are facing rolling blackouts after Nigeria cut electricity supplies

0:42.3

to the country following last week's coup.

0:45.6

Donald Trump is due to appearing court in Washington later today, charged with trying to

0:50.3

overturn the 2020 presidential election results.

0:54.3

Brazilian police have shot dead at least 10 people in Rio, in the latest of a series of

0:59.0

deadly raids across the country, also in this podcast.

1:05.5

We could see that we detected more cancers without increasing the false positives and

1:11.1

the same time we can reduce the workload for the breast radiologist.

1:15.7

A study from Sweden suggests that screening for breast cancer could be transformed by the

1:20.6

use of artificial intelligence.

1:26.6

We begin in West Africa, major cities in Niger are facing rolling blackouts after Nigeria

1:33.4

cut electricity supplies to the country following last week's coup.

1:38.0

The West Africa Regional Block ECOWAS imposed trade and financial sanctions on Niger on Sunday,

1:45.0

giving the coup leaders a week to install the country's democratically elected president.

1:50.6

A delegation from ECOWAS has been sent to Niger to negotiate with the coup leaders, a military

...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from BBC, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of BBC and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.

Copyright © Tapesearch 2026.