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Vol 66 No 25

Published 19th December 2025


Gambia

Ex-dictator threatens a homecoming

Despite being accused of plundering the state and murdering opponents Yahya Jammeh is coming home and little stands in his way

After nine years in exile in Equatorial Guinea, Yahya Jammeh, the dictator who ruled Gambia for 22 years with an iron fist, has announced he is returning to his birthplace.

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