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Gambian ex-spies sentenced to death for Jammeh-era murder

A Gambian court on Wednesday sentenced five former members of the intelligence service to death for the murder of a political activist during the rule of ex-dictator Yahya Jammeh. High Court Justice Kumba Sillah-Camara pronounced the sentence against the former head of the National Intelligence Agency, Yankuba Badjie, after finding …

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Gambia issues white paper on Jammeh-era excesses, accepts to exhume and identify bodies

The Gambian Government has released a white paper accepting recommendations by the Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission (TRRC) which conducted investigations into human rights violations committed under the presidency of Yahya Jammeh from July 1994 to January 2017. It has also pledged to work closely with partners to ensure adequate …

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