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Khanyile spells out the ways the punitive sanctions will affect arms sales to the continent \u2013 and some possible opportunities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Within the last 12 years, Nigeria\u2019s national electricity grid has collapsed more than 200 times. This means the country is regularly thrown into blackout, resulting in huge economic and social costs. Nnaemeka Vincent Emodi and Ogheneruona E. Diemuodeke explain why the grid collapses so often.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Click <a href=\"https:\/\/theconversationafrica.createsend1.com\/t\/ViewEmail\/r\/9D34B852CE08ACB92540EF23F30FEDED\/7B98D39B75C7C8FCCD66E7A7BE659C01?alternativeLink=False\">here<\/a> to read more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><em>Photo: Unsplash<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The effects of the Western sanctions against Russia for its invasion of Ukraine have been felt across the world. 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