Gambia: US returns $2.5 million for Jammeh’s victims

Gambia confirmed that it received $2,573,414.10 from the United States, proceeds from the sale of a mansion owned by former leader Yahya Jammeh. Jammeh and his wife acquired the property in Potomac, Maryland, using diverted Gambian public funds and proceeds of criminal activity, according to US authorities. The Gambian Reparations Commission will use the money to compensate victims of abuses committed during Jammeh’s 22 years in power, from 1994 to 2017.