In brief
The Gambia’s Reparations Commission has received $2,573,414 from the forfeited US property of former dictator Yahya Jammeh. The funds will be used to compensate people who suffered under his 20‑year rule, marked by forced disappearances and extrajudicial killings. Jammeh’s assets in Gambia, the US and Morocco were uncovered to have amassed over $300 million, far beyond his salary. He was forced to resign in 2017 after regional pressure and was later exiled to Equatorial Guinea.
The Gambia’s Reparations Commission said it received $2,573,414.10 from the sale of former leader Yahya Jammeh’s Maryland mansion.
The money will go toward compensating victims of Jammeh’s 20‑year rule, which was marred by human‑rights abuses, disappearances and extrajudicial killings.
Jammeh’s assets were discovered to be funded by misappropriated public funds, leading to the property’s forfeiture in 2022.
He was forced to relinquish the presidency in 2017 under international and regional pressure and has since lived in exile.
The commission emphasises the importance of transparent, victim‑focused management of the funds.
