The Tale of Yahya Jammeh: The Lion Who Became a Shadow In the heart of The Gambia, where the River Gambia flows like a serpent through mangroves, a young captain named Yahya Jammeh seized power in 1996. He was the lion of Banjul, roaring promises of democracy and justice. But as years passed, his claws grew sharper, and The Gambia trembled. He ruled with fear, a sultan in a palace of contradictions. Opposition voices vanished into the night, like kankalings (fireflies) in the savannah grass. Tor