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    Our Core Functions
    Institutional Development
    Strong and Competent Regional Body for AML/CFT
    Capable of providing the requisite support to member States
    in order to assist them to develop strong capacity to counter Money Laundering
    and the Financing of Terrorism, within their respective jurisdictions and at the regional level.
    About GIABA
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    Our Core Functions
    Compliance Monitoring
    Monitor and assess member States
    To determine their level of compliance with acceptable
    International AML/CFT Standards.
    This involves the conduct of mutual evaluations and follow-up actions.
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    Our Core Functions
    Typologies and other Research
    Typologies are specialized type of studies
    Help to determine the techniques, methods, extent, pattern, trends,
    location and impact of ML and FT on Member States.
    Conventional research also constitutes a critical component of studies conducted by GIABA.
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    Our Core Functions
    Technical Support to Member States
    Provide support to Member States to create stronger and more effective
    and efficient AML/CFT structures and practices. This includes development of
    MS financial intelligence units (FIUs)
    and strengthening of other vital national AML/CFT agencies
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    Our Core Functions
    Regional and International
    Cooperation
    Expand and reinforce cooperation within and between Member States,
    between Member States and GIABA, and with International partners in general.
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LATEST NEWS

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REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST (INDIVIDUAL CONSULTANTS) - National Seminar on Economic and Financial Crimes for Prosecutors and Law Enforcement Officers

The Intergovernmental Action Group against Money Laundering in West Africa (GIABA) has received financing from the African Development Bank towards the cost of the Capacity Development Project on Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism in West Africa Transition States and intends to apply part of the agreed amount for this grant to payments under the contract for the ....

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REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST (INDIVIDUAL CONSULTANTS) - Regional Seminar for Judges on Economic and Financial Crimes

The Intergovernmental Action Group against Money Laundering in West Africa (GIABA) has received financing from the African Development Bank towards the cost of the Capacity Development Project on Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism in West African Transition States. It intends to apply part of the agreed amount for this grant to payments under the contract for the ....

October , 2024 [Read more]

Take a look at some of our work

GIABA conducts Mutual Evaluations of Member States in accordance with FATF standards and also in compliance with its enabling Statutes.
Typologies and Conventional research also constitutes a critical component of studies conducted by GIABA
which help to determine the techniques, methods, extent, pattern, trends, location and impact of ML and FT on Member States.

PROCESS AND PROCEDURES FOR THE GIABA THIRD ROUND OF AML/CFT/CPF MUTUAL EVALUATIONS AND FOLLOW-UP PROCEDURES
PROCESS AND PROCEDURES FOR THE GIABA THIRD ROUND OF AML/CFT/CPF MUTUAL EVALUATIONS AND FOLLOW-UP PROCEDURES
Union of the Comoros (May 2024) - Mutual Evaluation Report
Union of the Comoros (May 2024) - Mutual Evaluation Report
Benin (May 2024) 3rd Enhanced Follow-up Report
Benin (May 2024) 3rd Enhanced Follow-up Report
SENEGAL (April 2021) 1ST ENHANCED FOLLOW-UP REPORT
SENEGAL (April 2021) 1ST ENHANCED FOLLOW-UP REPORT

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WE WORK HARD FOR THE COMMUNITY

GIABA Community protected from the proceeds of illicit activity and the funding of terrorist activities

Technical Assistance

We facilitates the adoption and implementation by member jurisdictions of internationally accepted anti-money laundering and anti-terrorism financing measures (including the creation of Financial Intelligence Units);
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ECONOMIES OF THE COMMUNITY

We protect the national economies and the financial and banking systems of signatory States against the proceeds of crime, and combat the financing of terrorism
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Institutional Development

We shall do everything possible to ensure that Member States recognize, adopt and implement the FATF norms including Recommendations, especially the Forty Recommendations adopted by the FATF members.
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