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Gambian Reparations Fund Uses Former Ruler's US Property Sale Money
Gambia to pay victims of former ruler's abuses with $2.57m from US property sale.
In brief
Gambia to pay victims of former ruler's abuses with $2.57m from US property sale. Gambian authorities will use $2.57 million from the sale of former ruler Yahya Jammeh's US property to compensate victims of his abuses. Originally reported by Seattletimes.
Gambian authorities receive funds
Gambian authorities received $2.57 million from the sale of a mansion in Potomac, Maryland, owned by former ruler Yahya Jammeh.
Funds to pay reparations
The Gambia Reparations Commission said the funds will be used to pay reparations to victims of abuse under Jammeh's rule.
Jammeh's rule and downfall
Jammeh ruled Gambia for over two decades before being forced out in 2017 after rejecting the 2016 election results.
The headline
Gambian authorities will use $2.57 million from the sale of former ruler Yahya Jammeh's US property to compensate victims of his abuses.
