# The Gambia to compensate Jammeh-era victims with proceeds from US mansion sale

https://mins.news/en/item/108651

- Al Jazeera, 2026-10-20 22:51 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/20/the-gambia-to-pay-reparations-to-ex-dictators-victims-from-sale-of-us-mansion?traffic_source=rss

> The Gambia says it received just over $2.5m from the sale of former President Yahya Jammeh’s property in Potomac, Maryland. The money will go into a reparations fund for victims of abuses during his 22-year rule. The US had announced it would return the proceeds to The Gambia.

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