Anger in Gambia as the extent of Jammeh-era corruption and brutality surfaces
By DW
19 April 2019 |
1:00 pm
The extent of corruption and brutality during The Gambia's Yahya Jammeh-era is starting to surface via a truth and reconciliation commission set up by an administration recycled from that of the long-term president.
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