Cuba's government has announced sweeping economic reforms under pressure from the Trump administration—a historic shift toward opening up the communist economy. But on the streets of Havana, according to an exclusive France 24 report, the reality is starkly different. Despite the policy changes, electricity remains rationed to a trickle, and daily life is still marked by chaos and uncertainty. Residents are watching and waiting to see if the promised liberalization will bring relief from the island's deepening power crisis.

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