After decades in the grip of dictatorship, The Gambia is now at the deep end of insecurity and violent crime

After decades in the grip of dictatorship, The Gambia is now at the deep end of insecurity and violent crime

After two decades of dictatorship, The Gambia embraced democracy with President Adama Barrow’s 2016 election victory. But as is often the case in transitions from autocracy to democracy, stability remains elusive and economic growth insufficient to alleviate structural problems like high unemployment. Barrow was re-elected in December 2021, and a...

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