By Haddy Touray

The Gambia Reparations Commission says it has yet to receive 2.5 million US dollars recovered from the forfeiture and sale of former President Yahya Jammeh’s property in Potomac, Maryland, in the United States.

In a statement dated 1 October 2026, the Commission said the amount of 2,507,911.73 US dollars was recovered from the sale of the property and is expected to be transferred to The Gambia under an agreement recently signed between the Gambian and United States governments.

According to the Commission, the proceeds are intended to support compensation and reparations for eligible victims of the former regime under The Gambia’s reparations programme.

The funds will be transferred to the Victims Reparations Fund Account once the transfer process is completed, the Commission said.

However, it stressed that the money had not yet been received and that the transfer process remained ongoing.

“The Commission is awaiting the completion of the transfer process that will lead to the funds becoming available for implementation of the Commission’s reparations programme,” it said.

The Commission said it would provide further information to victims and the general public once the funds were formally received and lodged in the Reparations Fund Account.

It said the funds would be utilised in accordance with the Victims Reparations Act, 2023, and the Commission’s mandate.

The Commission said it remained committed to transparency, accountability and responsible management of resources dedicated to providing reparations to victims.

It also pledged to continue updating victims, survivors and the wider public on significant developments concerning the recovered funds.