Teflon Jammeh

Accusations of gross humans rights abuses and corrupt deals with the late Nigerian military leader, General Sani Abacha, barely worry President Yahya Jammeh. The Commonwealth and others have long abandoned efforts to persuade him to democratise; senior figures in the region simply find him embarrassing.

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