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The Jammeh era human rights abuses have been well documented. The Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission has heard testimonies from victims and perpetrators alike. Former president, Yahya Jammeh continues to maintain support around the country, and nowhere more so than his ancestral village of Kanilai in the Fonyi region of The Gambia. Focus on Africa's Esau Williams travelled to Kanilai to find out why residents of the village continue to support the former president even though he remains in exile and is not on the ballot box. (Image: A Kanilai village elder, Mohammed Lamin Jammeh, cousin of former President of The Gambia Yahya Jammeh. Credit: Â鶹Éç)