The Gambia has received $2.57 million from the sale of a US property linked to former president Yahya Jammeh, with the proceeds earmarked for victims of human rights abuses committed under his rule.
The Ministry of Justice said Wednesday that $2,573,414.10 had been transferred to a reparations fund at the Central Bank of The Gambia. The Gambian Reparations Commission will independently manage the money to compensate victims.
The transfer follows a September 2026 agreement with the United States on returning the proceeds. The government thanked US authorities, particularly the Department of Justice, for their cooperation.
The recovery forms part of The Gambia’s transitional justice efforts following Jammeh’s 22-year rule, which ended in 2017 when he went into exile in Equatorial Guinea after losing a presidential election.
In May 2025, the government valued assets confiscated from Jammeh at more than $17 million. The reparations programme began distributing compensation to victims in January 2026.
