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Momodou
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 Posted - 02 Sep 2015 : 12:29:14
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Being a journalist in Gambia
As our reporter found out on a recent visit, journalists struggle under a government with little tolerance for dissent.
By Catherine Soi
Aljazeera: 01 Sep 2015
Unlike some of its West African neighbours, Gambia has enjoyed relative stability, portrayed in tourist brochures as an idyllic holiday destination.
But it's also a country whose government is well known for intolerance to dissent.
Gambians have been imprisoned, exiled and even allegedly disappeared for being critical of President Yahya Jammeh and his government.
Our mission in the country was to objectively report on issues that affect Gambians: human rights; why thousands of young people are risking their lives to take the perilous journey across the Sahara desert and the Mediterranean Sea to reach Europe; government measures to empower and protect these young people; and an interview with Jammeh on his vision of transforming Gambia into a self- sustaining agricultural hub by 2016.
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Being a journalist in Gambia
