Gambia launches truth commission into ex-dictator's abuse The tiny West African state of The Gambia swears in an 11-member commission tasked with shedding light on summary executions, disappearances, torture, rape and other crimes under ousted dictator Yahya Jammeh. Inspired by South Africa's investigation into the apartheid era, the commission will hold witness hearings into Jammeh's 22-year era of oppression. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES