How I Survived Yahya Jammeh: The Untold Story | Nyang Njie

Nyang Njie breaks his silence on his arrest, the "Spy" allegations under Yahya Jammeh, and the harsh economic reality facing The Gambia in 2026.

In this explosive episode of The Dialectic Space Podcast, we sit down with renowned economist and policy analyst Nyang Njie. For the first time, Nyang details his shocking personal history with former President Yahya Jammeh—from hosting him in Atlanta in 1994 to being arrested at the Ministry of Finance and accused of being a spy for the IMF and CIA.

In this video, we cover:
• The untold story of meeting Yahya Jammeh in the US before the coup.
• Why Nyang returned to The Gambia despite the dictatorship.
• The terrifying day the NIA arrested him at the Ministry of Finance.

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00:00 – “They were waiting for me” (NIA at the office)
00:41 – First contact with Yahya Jammeh in the U.S.
01:12 – Realizing who Jammeh really was
01:48 – Why we never shared the same ideals
02:27 – Decision to return home to The Gambia
02:59 – Why I refused to associate with Jammeh
03:37 – Working at the Ministry of Finance
04:13 – Life as a macroeconomist in government
04:49 – Inside the macroeconomic unit (how policy was made)
05:59 – Accused of being a spy for IMF & World Bank
06:37 – Why the accusation made no sense
07:12 – How Jammeh governed in the early years
07:57 – When governance started collapsing
08:41 – Taken from the office and searched
09:16 – Emails, interrogation, and detention
09:57 – Released on bail & terminated from work
10:32 – Leaving The Gambia and returning cautiously

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