What you need to know:
- Jammeh ruled The Gambia with an iron fist but fled in January 2017 after losing a presidential election to relative unknown Adama Barrow, which he refused to acknowledge before being forced out of power by a popular uprising.
- In 2018, Washington blocked Jammeh, his wife and their children from traveling to the United States.
The United States on Tuesday imposed economic
sanctions on the wife of former Gambian leader Yahya Jammeh, who was
accused of corruption during his 22-year rule and is the target of
similar measures.
"Zineb Jammeh is believed to control many of the
overseas assets of her husband," Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in
a statement.
He said the sanctions punish "her role in
materially assisting, sponsoring, or providing support to her husband.
She utilized a charitable foundation and charities as cover to
facilitate the illicit transfer of funds to her husband."
The former Gambian first lady's US assets will be blocked, the Treasury said.
Jammeh ruled The Gambia with an iron fist but
fled in January 2017 after losing a presidential election to relative
unknown Adama Barrow, which he refused to acknowledge before being
forced out of power by a popular uprising.
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