The Gambia to pay reparations to ex-dictator’s victims from sale of US mansion

Published On 20 Oct 202620 Oct 2026Gambian authorities have announced that funds from the sale of the country’s former president’s mansion in the United States would be used to pay reparations to victims of his rule.The Gambia Reparations Commission confirmed Tuesday that it received just more than $2.5m from the sale of a property in the wealthy Washington, DC suburb of Potomac, Maryland, belonging to ex-President Yahya Jammeh.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Gambian leader pledges halt to rolling blackouts as protests turn violentlist 2 of 3Former ‘death squad’ leader appears in military trial in The Gambialist 3 of 3Protests turn violent in The Gambia over rolling blackoutsend of listThe commission, which was set up to compensate victims of abuses committed during Jammeh’s 22-year rule ending in 2017, said in a statement that “the funds were deposited directly into the Reparations Fund account at the Central Bank of The Gambia and shall only be utilized for the payment of reparations”.“The Commission is committed to ensuring that the funds are managed responsibly, transparently and accountably, with due regard to the rights and needs of victims and survivors,” it ad...