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BANJUL, The Gambia — A farmer stares at cracked earth where millet should stand. Drought has scorched his fields, but it is not nature alone he battles. His children eat one meal daily. School fees are a dream; medicine, unthinkable. His government, shackled by debt and austerity demands from Washington, has stripped away the supports
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Banjul’s skyline tells a story of hope and hardship. Gleaming buildings funded by money sent home from abroad stand alongside neighborhoods reliant on that same lifeline. The Gambia’s transformation since the 2016 ousting of dictator Yahya Jammeh is undeniable, and its vibrant diaspora deserves immense credit. Yet, this powerful force for change carries within it
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