Case file · Witch trials
Jammeh's witch-hunt
In early 2009, Amnesty International reported that 'witch doctors' brought in under President Yahya Jammeh of The Gambia, backed by police and soldiers, had seized up to 1,000 villagers and forced them to drink hallucinogenic potions; several died.
2009 CE · 13.25, -16.15 · status: official
The account
The campaign followed the death of a relative of Jammeh, which he blamed on witchcraft. After his fall in 2017, victims testified to the Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission. The plotted area in the Foni districts is approximate.