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Gambia’s former first lady slapped with US sanctions

The United States has imposed sanctions on the country's former First Lady Zineb Jammeh accusing her of corruption during her husband Yahya Jammeh's rule.

The United States has imposed sanctions on the country's former First Lady Zineb Jammeh accusing her of corruption during her husband Yahya Jammeh's rule. The US treasury suspects her of helping the former president transfer money illegally and controlling his assets abroad.

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(Photo: Gambia's President and leader of the Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction party, Yahya Jammeh (R), speaks with his wife Zineb during a presidential campaign meeting 20 September 2006 in Serekunda. Credit - SEYLLOU via Getty Images)

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