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Jammeh linked to killings of West Africans

13/03/2021 GMT

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Gambia's ex-president implicated in the killings of 59 migrants; violence against women

Yahya Jammeh, former president of The Gambia has been implicated in the killings of over 50 West African migrants in 2005.

Also, the WHO presents findings of a new report looking at violence against women.

Joining Paul Henley to discuss these and other issues are Samira Rafaele, a Dutch Member of the European Parliament for the social-liberal political party, D66; and Helen Scales, a British marine biologist and writer.

(Picture: Gambia's ex-leader Yahya Jammeh appears on state TV to give a brief statement agreeing to step down from office. Credit: AP)

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