According to BBC News Africa, two men have been charged in the US
with attempting to overthrow The Gambia's President Yahya Jammeh, the justice
department has said.The defendants, who are of Gambian origin, are accused of conspiring against
a friendly nation and conspiring to possess firearms. Gambian authorities said they had thwarted a coup attempt on 30 December.
Mr. Jammeh seized power in the tiny West African nation in 1994 and has been
accused of authoritarianism.He was abroad when gunfire broke out near the presidential palace in the
capital, Banjul, on 30 December.The president later returned home and accused dissidents based in the US, UK
and Germany of being behind the attack.
Between 10 and 12 people had entered The Gambia to overthrow Mr Jammeh, "with
the expectation that others in the country would join and assist them", the US
justice department said in a statement.
They included US citizen Cherno Njie, 57, and US-Gambian dual national Papa
Faal, 46, it said.
"These defendants stand accused of conspiring to carry out the violent
overthrow of a foreign government, in violation of US law," Attorney General
Eric Holder said in a statement.
"The United States is committed to holding them fully responsible for their
actions."
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