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Gambian authorities said Tuesday that they had received funds recovered from the forfeiture of a United States property owned by former longtime ruler Yahya Jammeh and that they would be used to pay reparations to victims. The Gambia Reparations Commission said it received $2,573,414.10 from the...

A Gambian court on Thursday opened the trial of one of the leaders of former dictator Yahya Jammeh ‘s notorious death squad. Sanna Manjang, who headed a feared paramilitary unit called the “ Junglers ” under Jammeh, is accused by state prosecutors of two counts of murder dating back to 2006. He...

Gambia's parliament on July 15 rejected a bill that would have ended a ban on female genital mutilation (FGM), after lawmakers voted down all the clauses in the proposed law. "The ban on FGM is still firmly maintained in the Gambia," the Ministry of Information said in a statement after the vote....

Switzerland’s top criminal court has convicted a former interior minister of the Gambia for crimes against humanity during repression by the west African country’s security forces against opponents of its longtime dictator, a legal advocacy group said on May 15. The trial that began in January was...

A bill seeking to repeal Gambia's ban on female genital mutilation (FGM) was presented in the West African country's parliament on March 4 and will be discussed by lawmakers later this month. Former president Yahya Jammeh banned the practice in 2015 and introduced steep fines and jail sentences for...

A former Gambian minister under ousted dictator Yahya Jammeh went on trial in Switzerland on January 8 for crimes against humanity in a milestone case where a serial rape victim will testify after a multi-decade wait for justice. Former interior minister Ousman Sonko becomes the highest-ranking...

A German court on Thursday convicted a Gambian man of murder and crimes against humanity for involvement in the killing of government critics in his West African homeland. The killings took place nearly two decades ago when, the court found, the man was a driver for a military unit deployed against...

Switzerland’s attorney general has filed an indictment against The Gambia’s former interior minister for crimes against humanity committed under former authoritarian leader Yahya Jammeh, it said in a statement on Tuesday. Ousman Sonko is accused of having supported, participated in, and failed to...

Gambian authorities have foiled a military coup attempt and arrested four soldiers plotting to overthrow President Adama Barrow's administration, the government said on December 21. The Gambian Armed Forces High Command arrested four soldiers linked to the alleged coup after a military operation on...

Following a recommendation from The Gambia’s Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission final report, the government has sought to collaborate with the University of The Gambia to establish the Center of Excellence in Transitional Justice and Sustainable Peace. The Center has now been created...