Gambian Jammeh-era victims speak out: 'no leader should go scot-free'

The Gambia's Truth, Reconciliation, and Reparations Commission or TRRC, has released its final report on abuses committed during ex-dictator Yahya Jammeh. Campaigns against gender-based violence have made some gains, but the pandemic has put progress at risk, says Zebib Kavuma, UN Women Deputy Regional Director for East and Southern Africa. Liberia singer Miatta Fahnbulleh on receiving a Life Time Achievement Award in recognition of her longevity in the music business.

(Photo: Relatives of victims of the regime of former Gambia President Yahya Jammeh demonstrate in Banjul. Credit: CLAIRE BARGELES/AFP via Getty Images)