Emeka Okafor points out some interesting new info on Gambia's situation:

"Donors have some leverage over the administration and, along with public pressure, the withholding of aid is reported to have been a factor in the previous release of arrested journalists. However, donors have been reluctant to use this leverage and, ironically, the EU, World Bank and African Development Bank have this year given direct budget support to The Gambia—rather than funds earmarked for specific projects—for the first time."
Read the whole article.