The Gambia: Country suspended from Millennium Challenge Corporation

The board of directors of the US Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) suspended the Gambia's eligibility for MCC assistance June 16, citing a pattern of actions inconsistent with MCC's selection criteria. The board based its decision on documented evidence of human rights abuses in the country and increased restrictions on political rights, civil liberties and press freedom by the government, as well as worsening economic policies and diminishing anti-corruption efforts, an MCC statement said.