The Gambia to pay Jammeh victims from sale of ex-president's seized US mansion

The Gambia Reparations Commission has received $2.57 million from the sale of former President Yahya Jammeh's seized US mansion to fund reparations for victims.

• The commission received $2,573,414.10 from the sale of Jammeh's Potomac, Maryland property, deposited into the Reparations Fund account at the Central Bank of The Gambia.
• The commission said the funds "shall only be utilized for the payment of reparations" and committed to managing them responsibly and transparently.
• A US court ordered the property's forfeiture in 2022 after the Justice Department alleged it was bought with proceeds of corruption.
• President Adama Barrow said his government would heed auditor recommendations on how funds are allocated to victims.