Yahya Jammeh

The military government, led by Captain Ibrahim Traoré since a twenty twenty-two coup, stated the move aims to strengthen public order, safeguard national values, and combat the ongoing Islamist insurgency linked to Al-Qaeda and Islamic State.

The Gambia will use funds received from the United States of America from the forfeiture of longtime ruler Yahya Jammeh's property to pay victims of his rule.

Jammeh ruled The Gambia for more than twenty years after taking over in a coup in nineteen ninety-four.

His time in office was marked by allegations of human rights abuses, forced disappearances, and extrajudicial killings.