Ghana hit by nationwide blackout as power plants fail

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Ghana experienced a nationwide blackout due to a major fault in its national power grid. The outage affected the capital, Accra, and other major regions, disrupting daily life and business operations. The state-run power distribution company, GRIDCo, is investigating the cause of the outage. Ghana has faced regular power shortages, known as 'dumsor,' but the situation had been improving prior to this incident.