The arrest of nine journalists on sedition charges appears to constitute an attempt to eradicate the last vestiges of resistance to the president's rule in Gambia. There are other threats, however...Meanwhile...
Donors have some leverage over the administration and, along with public pressure, the withholding of aid is reported to have been a factor in the previous release of arrested journalists. However, donors have been reluctant to use this leverage and, ironically, the EU, World Bank and African Development Bank have this year given direct budget support to The Gambia—rather than funds earmarked for specific projects—for the first time.
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Dictators survive in Africa. May God help the people. I wish people can up rise and wipe all these inhuman presidents who have no sympathy whatsoever for their own people. You cannot rely on donors who obviously have their own interest as well.But if you ask the donors they will say that budget support is in fact needed to help the majority of the population. I guess i do not understand.
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