GIABA HOLDS 45TH TECHNICAL COMMISSION/ PLENARY AND 31ST MINISTERIAL COMMITTEE MEETING IN CÔTE D’IVOIRE
The Inter-Government Action Group against Money Laundering in West Africa (GIABA), in collaboration with the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire, will hold its 45th Technical Commission /Plenary and 31st GIABA Ministerial Committee meetings from the 18th to the 23rd May 2026 at Abidjan, Republic of Côte d’Ivoire.
The Plenary Meeting is scheduled to be declared opened by the Honorable Minister of Finance and Budget of the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, Mr. Adama Coulibaly on Thursday, May 21, 2026, at 10:00 am. Other dignitaries, including the DG of GIABA, are expected to address the Plenary's Opening Session.
The Plenary Meeting is an assembly of experts, including representatives of member States, development partners and other organizations with observer status in GIABA. A key element during the plenary meeting is the consideration of the follow-up report of some member states under the Second Round of Mutual Evaluation. Other meetings in the margin of the Plenary are the consideration of the reports of Risks, Trends and Methods Group (RTMG)-typologies, the Forum of Financial Intelligence Units (FFIU) in GIABA member States and the Technical Assistance Group.
The event offers an opportunity for member States to come together to share their experiences regarding the challenges they face in implementing effective AML/CFT measures. The Plenary meeting is GIABA’s statutory meeting, bringing in discussion around a safe economic system for the region, and thus an integral part of GIABA’s efforts to foster regional integration in the ECOWAS region.
The 31st GIABA Ministerial Committee (GMC), which will meet on Saturday, May 23rd, 2026, is the highest decision-making organ of GIABA; it comprises the Ministers of Finance, Justice, and Security/Interior of all member States. The GMC will consider and adopt the Director General’s Summary Activity Report, Report of the GIABA 44th Technical Commission/Plenary Meetings, amongst other reports.
GIABA, as a specialised ECOWAS institution as well as a FATF-Styled Regional Body (FSRB), holds twice a year technical commission/plenary meetings for representatives of member States to discuss several pertinent issues that require a concerted and harmonised approach in addressing them.
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