Power Outages and Corruption Fuel Dangerous Unrest in Yemen’s Hadramout Province

For the third consecutive day, the people of Mukalla, the capital of Yemen’s eastern Hadramout province, have taken to the streets in a desperate outcry against crippling power outages amid scorching summer heat. These protests aren’t isolated incidents; they expose a deeper rot in the internationally recognized government based in Aden, whose failure to provide basic services reflects systemic corruption and fiscal mismanagement. Hundreds rallied, blocking roads, erecting tents, and demanding restoration of electricity that has been absent for over 19 hours daily—a blackout unprecedented even by Yemen’s war-torn standards. What’s behind this catastrophe? Official sources from Aden’s electricity institution...