The Gambia to use funds from sale of ex-leader Jammeh's US mansion to pay victims
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Yahya Jammeh, The Gambia Reparations Commission
The Gambia / USA
October 20, 2026
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The Gambia received $2.57 million from the US government following the sale of former leader Yahya Jammeh's mansion. The funds will be used to compensate victims of Jammeh's 20-year rule. Jammeh is accused of human rights abuses, including extrajudicial killings and torture.
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