US blacklists former Gambian President Yahya Jammeh

The US has sanctioned former Gambian President Yahya Jammeh, who is accused of looting at least 50 million dollars of state funds before leaving office in January.
 
A US Treasury statement said that during his 22 years in power Mr.Jammeh had a history of engaging in serious human rights abuse and corruption. 

The statement added that Jammeh created a terror and assassination squad called the Junglers that answered directly to him.

During his tenure, Mr.Jammeh used a number of corrupt schemes to plunder The Gambia’s state coffers or otherwise siphoned state funds for his personal gain.

Ongoing investigations continue to reveal Jammeh’s large-scale theft from state coffers prior to his departure.

Mr Jammeh is among a host of world figures blacklisted by the President Donald Trump’s administration, including a business associate of Congolese President Joseph Kabila and an aide to South Sudan’s leader Salva Kiir.

SOURCE: BBC NEWS
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