The Gambia: Grand corruption under Yahya Jammeh (Short) | Transparency International

Grand corruption is the abuse of high-level power that benefits the few at the expense of the many.
If you live in a country with political leaders enriching themselves on public funds, this will affect your life on countless levels. Infrastructure, health care, education - all of these vital necessities, and many more, will be massively underfunded, depriving you of basic rights and services.
The video shows the example of grand corruption in The Gambia, the smallest country in Africa, where 50% of the population lives in poverty. Yahya Jammeh seized control of the country during a coup in 1994 overseeing a brutal dictatorship for 22 years. Countless human rights abuses and corrupt practices were recorded.
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