Brutal despot Yahya Jammeh, 51, has ruled over his country with an iron fist since he swept to power in 1994 following a military coup.
The self-styled mystic also has a colourful history of outlandish homophobia, including claims homosexuality was “more deadly than all natural disasters put together” and threats to decapitate all gay people.
However, most fascinating are his outrageous claims to have cured asthma and AIDS – but only on Mondays and Thursdays – peddling false hope among thousands of sufferers.
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