{"id":156213,"date":"2026-03-10T10:32:48","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T09:32:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.justiceinfo.net\/?p=156213"},"modified":"2026-03-10T11:20:55","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T10:20:55","slug":"gambia-reparation-gap-botched-sale-ex-dictator-assets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.justiceinfo.net\/en\/156213-gambia-reparation-gap-botched-sale-ex-dictator-assets.html","title":{"rendered":"Gambia\u2019s reparation gap and botched sale of ex\u2013dictator\u2019s assets"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A state inquiry has found that the recovery of Yahya Jammeh\u2019s loot was marred by irregularities. Among those recommended for criminal proceedings is the chief architect of the post-dictatorship transitional justice process in The Gambia. Lawmakers are expected to adopt the report today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>More than nine years ago, the tiny West African country of The Gambia toppled a dictator \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justiceinfo.net\/tag\/yahya-jammeh-en\">Yahya Jammeh<\/a> \u2013 and with the unexpected change came a promise of accountability and good governance. But to reform, Jammeh\u2019s successor Adama Barrow thought, would require a proper diagnosis of the past, a policy decision that established a financial inquiry into the ex\u2013leader and his associates and separate inquiry into his human rights records.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The financial inquiry uncovered widespread theft of public resources, recommending sweeping reforms and a complete forfeiture of the assets of the former dictator whose net worth was estimated at a billion dollars \u2014 the country\u2019s GDP at December 2016 \u2014 though government inquiry holds him responsible for pilfering little under $400 million. The cost of justice for Jammeh\u2019s victims and reparation amounted to at least $64 million but funding for both have fallen far short of adequate, something blamed on lack of resources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, a state inquiry which followed an<a href=\"https:\/\/therepublic.gm\/the-assets-of-gambias-former-dictator-go-for-a-song\/3042\"> investigative report<\/a> by the local newspaper The Republic and three days of protest in May 2025, has found that the process towards the recovery of the dictator\u2019s loot was marred by irregularities. A number of people involved are recommended for criminal proceedings including the chief architect of the post-dictatorship transitional justice process, ex-justice minister Abubacarr Tambadou.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justiceinfo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Gambia_Yahya-Jammeh-assets_final-report-march-2026.pdf\">324\u2013page report of the special committee of the National Assembly<\/a> revealed fragmented institutional arrangements, a poor documentation culture, and serious lapses in inter-agency coordination throughout the process of the assets disposal. Assets were often handled through informal practices and without proper legal authority. Several state institutions, including the Registrar General, the Department of Parks and Wildlife, and the Gambia Livestock Marketing Agency (GLMA) failed to comply with the High Court's May 2017 freezing orders. The inquiry concluded that this led to inadequate asset preservation and significant losses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-tambadou-s-alleged-responsibilities\">Tambadou\u2019s alleged responsibilities<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Proceeds from some of the asset sales and dividends were paid into a recovery account at a commercial bank instead of the Consolidated Revenue Fund, violating the Public Finance Act 2014. There were persistent gaps in documentation for bank account closures and fund transfers, with some dormant accounts still carrying balances or accruing charges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The sale of the assets of the ex\u2013leader was not centralised. The state aircrafts were sold by the Ministry of Finance. The tractors and some of the vehicles were sold by the Janneh Commission established in 2017. The livestock were sold by the Sheriff Division of the High Court, among others. In July 2019, the then justice minister Tambadou hired Alpha Kapital Advisory, a partnership owned by Alpha Barry, to dispose of some of the assets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At this point, an Inter-Ministerial Taskforce led by Tambadou himself was constituted. According to the Committee Tambadou\u2019s appointment of Barry \u2013 who made 115.7 million dalasi (1,6 million dollars) as of 2023 in commissions without competitive bidding \u2013 was a \u201cserious dereliction\u201d of duty. And the ministerial taskforce often acted beyond its legal scope while Barry failed to provide regular updates or bidding documents as required.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A key highlight of the report is a strong-worded exchange between the country\u2019s ex\u2013finance minister Mambury Njie and Tambadou where Njie complained of being sidelined in the disposal process, citing concerns over its legality and transparency. \u201cAccording to the findings, the exclusion of the Ministry of Finance from the asset disposal process was a deliberate strategy employed by Hon. Tambadou to bypass legal financial controls,\u201d said lawmakers. \u201cBy intentionally sidelining the Finance Minister and the Accountant General, he was able to create parallel financial systems and open unauthorized commercial bank accounts. This circumvention of the National Assembly's oversight and constitutional frameworks facilitated the pursuit of objectives that were entirely incompatible with the principles of transparency and fiscal accountability.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\t<div class=\"ArticleNewsletterCTA\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"ArticleNewsletterCTATitle\">FIND THIS ARTICLE INTERESTING?<\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"ArticleNewsletterCTAText\">\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"\/en\/newsletter\">Sign up now for our (free) newsletter<\/a> to make sure you don't miss out on other publications of this type. \t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-criminal-proceedings\">Criminal proceedings<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The lawmakers ask the state to open criminal investigations into the conduct of Tambadou for \u201csystematic and deliberate violations of the Public Finance Act 2014, abuse of office, economic crimes, among other things\u201d. They also ask the Executive to reprimand his successor Dawda Jallow \u201cfor perpetuating and validating unlawful administrative arrangements established by his predecessor\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Other criminal investigations are recommended into the conduct of Alpha Barry, the trustee appointed by Tambadou to oversee the sales, \u201cfor, among other things, conspiracy to defraud the State\u201d, as well as into the conduct of Hon. Justice Sheriff B. Tabally \u201cfor causing economic loss to the state, negligence and dereliction of duty, and for any other offence\u201d. Tabally, now a High Court judge, was the Sheriff of the High Court who oversaw the sale of the livestock of the ex\u2013dictator. The official from the justice ministry who joined Tabally in the sale of the livestock was Alieu Jallow, a former acting registrar of companies, who the Committee said should be investigated for \u201ceconomic loss to the state, and for any other offence\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For example, over 400 cattle were allegedly slaughtered or stolen from the Farato Farm immediately after Jammeh's departure. The former President's zoo (including lions and camels) was found to be completely depleted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the government's last declarations, only $23. 7 million, was recovered from the sale of Jammeh\u2019s 35 holdings including a vehicle garage, livestock, 5 aircraft, 458 vehicles, 197 tractors, shares in four companies, dividend payments from three companies and valuable items found at his Dunes Resort and Casino.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-for-victims-a-loss-and-an-opportunity\">For victims, a loss and an opportunity<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe Gambia had the capacity to have self-funded the prosecutions and the entire reparations if the proceeds from Jammeh asset sales were well managed,\u201d laments leading Gambian human rights activist Madi Jobarteh. \u201cNow that millions of dalasi have been squandered, and with the current global geopolitical situation, one wonders how the government would raise funds. Not that so-called donors are fatigued or changed their strategic focus or are now preoccupied with other pressing issues at home, but also the government itself would lack the moral standing and legitimacy to ask anyone for support.\u201d Among the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justiceinfo.net\/en\/145402-jammeh-stolen-money-could-be-used-for-reparation.html\">sources of funds<\/a> for the country's recently established reparation commission, according to its act, is the monies recovered from sale of the dictator\u2019s assets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe importance of this report is that it provides clear evidence as to how much money should or could have been generated from the sale of assets. Unfortunately, most of that money is nowhere to be seen. But with that information, victims now have firsthand knowledge and a case to present before the government to take responsibility and ensure there is adequate money for reparations and prosecutions,\u201d says Jobarteh. \u201cIn other words, the committee\u2019s report now empowers victims to better position themselves in pursuing compensation. The report further strengthens their case to also garner support from civil society and development partners.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"articleLink articleLink--editorRecommanded articleLink--textInImage articleLink--textTop\" style=\"\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"articleLinkSurTitle\">Recommended reading<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<a class=\"articleLinkImageLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.justiceinfo.net\/en\/145402-jammeh-stolen-money-could-be-used-for-reparation.html\"><div class=\"articleLinkImageContainer \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.justiceinfo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Gambia-United-States_Yahya-Jammeh-Potomac-mansion-house_@DUGA-540x360.jpg\" class=\"articleLinkImage backgroundImageTag w-100 wp-post-image\" alt=\"A property owned by the former Gambian dictator Yahya Jammeh in the United States (Potomac\/Maryland) should be seized to benefit the Gambian victims of his regime, as part of reparations. Photo: Jammeh&#039;s mansion is seen from the front behind a wrought iron gate.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.justiceinfo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Gambia-United-States_Yahya-Jammeh-Potomac-mansion-house_@DUGA-540x360.jpg 540w, https:\/\/www.justiceinfo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Gambia-United-States_Yahya-Jammeh-Potomac-mansion-house_@DUGA-1000x667.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.justiceinfo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Gambia-United-States_Yahya-Jammeh-Potomac-mansion-house_@DUGA-1110x740.jpg 1110w, https:\/\/www.justiceinfo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/Gambia-United-States_Yahya-Jammeh-Potomac-mansion-house_@DUGA.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.justiceinfo.net\/en\/145402-jammeh-stolen-money-could-be-used-for-reparation.html\" class=\"articleLinkTitle articleLinkTitle--default\">\r\n\t\t\tJammeh\u2019s stolen money could be used for reparation\r\n\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A state inquiry has found that the recovery of Yahya Jammeh\u2019s loot was marred by irregularities. 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