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    The Broadcast On 'Truth' That Is Transfixing The Nation Of Gambia

    In the West African nation of Gambia, people are tuning in — on TV, radios and cellphones — to testimony about alleged abuses by former president Yahya Jammeh.
    by Jason Beaubien Aug 07, 2019 3 minutes
    Gambians are glued to TV and radio as members of a paramilitary that worked with former Gambian president Yahya Jammeh testify before the Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission. The hearings are investigating alleged human rights abuses during Jammeh's tenure in office, from 1994 to 2017.

    Abdoulie Nyang has a small black radio in his palm. He's sitting in front of his neighbor's clothing shop and listening to the hearings of the Gambian Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission.

    The of the commission is to investigate crimes and human rights abuses allegedly committed under the regime of former president Yahya Jammeh, who came to power in a coup d'etat in 1994. Jammeh flew into exile in Equatorial Guinea in 2017 — taking millions of dollars and a personalized Rolls Royce with him from the

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