Justice for a Nation's Darkest Hour The Gambia has taken another crucial step towards reckoning with its troubled past as Sanna Manjang, the former head of the notorious "Junglers" paramilitary unit, stands trial for desertion.
This development comes nearly five years after Yahya Jammeh's 20 year rule ended in ignominy.
The charges against Manjang are ostensibly about his decision to flee the country in 2017, but they carry significant weight given the Junglers' well documented history of extrajudicial killings and torture.