US Sanctions Wife of Former Gambia leader Jammeh
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...