Nine former soldiers and members of the infamous “Junglers” hit-squad of former president Yahya Jammeh have returned to Gambia from exile and remain at large. Pending a government White Paper on the implementation of the Truth Commission recommendations, due to be published by May 24, the Ministry of Justice has not yet decided whether to prosecute them, to the confusion of the victims.
(Bloomberg) Gambians will cast marbles on Saturday to determine the winner of the West African nation’s first presidential election since dictator Yahya Jammeh‘s 22-year rule ended.
In a center in the Gambia’s capital, Banjul, Mariama Marong Baldeh lifts an old photograph of herself and her deceased husband, a Gambian soldier, recalling a happy memory.
The photo was taken before the 1994 execution of her husband, Basiru Barrow. He had been accused of taking part in a mutiny against a military junta led by former Gambian president Yahya Jammeh.
Years on, Mariama is still waiting for justice.
A presidential election was taking place in the small west African nation yesterday over which the legacy of Jammeh still casts a shadow.
Jammeh seized power in 1994 and for 22 years he