The Worst Dictatorship You Have Never Heard Of
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The Gambia is a small country in western Africa. It's a narrow sliver on the ocean, surrounded by Senegal. It has a population of under 2 million, and according to my guest today, Jeffrey Smith, it is the worst dictatorship you have never heard of.
Smith is a consultant to human rights activists in Africa through his firm Vanguard Africa. In our conversa…
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