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Gambia to use $2.5m from sale of Jammeh’s Maryland home for victim reparations

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The Gambia Reparations Commission said it has received just over $2.5m from the sale of a property in Potomac, Maryland, that belonged to former president Yahya Jammeh. The commission said the money is to be used only to pay reparations to victims of Jammeh’s 22-year rule, which ended in 2017. It said it would manage the funds responsibly and transparently, with due regard to victims’ rights and needs. Jammeh lives in Equatorial Guinea. The three outlets in this story report the commission’s statement and the amount it gave.

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Key points

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  1. Gambian authorities said they had received funds from the sale of Jammeh’s forfeited US property.

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    Left
    Al Jazeera English
    Center
    BBC News
    Right
    The Washington Times

  2. The Gambia Reparations Commission said it received just over $2.5m, which it said would be used only to pay reparations to victims.

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    Left
    Al Jazeera English
    Center
    BBC News
    Right
    The Washington Times

  3. The property is in Potomac, Maryland, a Washington, DC suburb.

    One outletAl Jazeera English· Left

  4. Jammeh ruled The Gambia for 22 years until 2017 and now lives in Equatorial Guinea.

    Reported byLeft1Center1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    Al Jazeera English
    Center
    BBC News

  5. Jammeh lost the 2016 election to Adama Barrow, then rejected the result before stepping down in 2017.

    One outletBBC News· Center

How each side tells it

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All three outlets report that Gambian authorities received money from the sale of Jammeh’s US property and will use it for reparations to victims. The left and centre headlines give the amount and stress the victims, while the right headline centres the former ruler’s property and the compensation.

  • the left

    1 outlet

    Al Jazeera’s headline leads with the mansion sale and calls Jammeh an ex-dictator, placing the victims’ reparations at the centre of the story.

    The Gambia to pay reparations to ex-dictator’s victims from sale of US mansion
    Al Jazeera EnglishLeftAll left-leaning headlines

  • the center

    1 outlet

    The BBC headline names the victims of Jammeh’s rule and the seized US mansion, and states the amount the Gambia confirmed receiving.

    Gambia to pay victims of Yahya Jammeh's rule from proceeds of his seized US mansion
    BBC NewsCenterAll center headlines

  • the right

    1 outlet

    The Washington Times headline frames the story around the former ruler’s US property and the funds that will compensate victims, without naming an amount.

    Funds from sale of former Gambian ruler's U.S. property to be used to compensate victims
    The Washington TimesRightAll right-leaning headlines

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From the left

1 outlet

Leads with

  • reparations to victims
  • ex-dictator’s rule
  • sale of US mansion
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From the center

1 outlet

Leads with

  • victims of Jammeh’s rule
  • seized US mansion
  • $2.5m confirmed received
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From the right

1 outlet

Leads with

  • former ruler’s US property
  • funds to compensate victims
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  • The Washington TimesRight

    Funds from sale of former Gambian ruler's U.S. property to be used to compensate victims

    Gambian authorities said Tuesday that they had received funds recovered from the forfeiture of a United States property owned by former longtime ruler Yahya Jammeh and that they would be used to pay reparations to victims.

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Who reported it when

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  • Left

    1 hr 59 min later

    Its first report, Oct 20, 6:51 PM EDT

  • Center

    11 hr 40 min later

    Its first report, Oct 21, 4:31 AM EDT

  • Right

    First to report

    The Washington Times, Oct 20, 4:52 PM EDT

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  1. The Washington TimesRightOct 20, 4:52 PM EDT
  2. Al Jazeera EnglishLeftOct 20, 6:51 PM EDT
  3. BBC NewsCenterOct 21, 4:31 AM EDT

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