Process and Procedures for the GIABA Second Round of AML/CFT Mutual Evaluations (January 2026)
The Inter-Governmental Action Group against Money Laundering in West Africa (GIABA) is conducting the second round of mutual evaluations of its member States based on the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) Recommendations (2012), and the Methodology for Assessing Technical Compliance with the FATF Recommendations and the Effectiveness of AML/CFT Systems (2013), as amended from time to time.
This document sets out the procedures that are the basis for GIABA’s second round of mutual evaluations. GIABA will nevertheless, periodically review these procedures to identify on-going challenges and update the procedures to address those challenges.