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May 2018

29th GIABA TECHNICAL COMMISSION/PLENARY MEETING ENDS IN SENEGAL

The Intergovernmental Action Group against Money Laundering in West Africa (GIABA) held the 29^th Technical Commission/Plenary Meeting at Somone, Republic of Senegal, from 7^th to 11^th May 2018.

About 200 delegates from GIABA Member States, representatives of Central Banks, technical and financial partners as well as development partners attended the ....

May 2018

GIABA Organizes Regional Training Workshop on National Risk Assessment

The Intergovernmental Action Group against Money Laundering in West Arica (GIABA) will organize a Regional Training Workshop on Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing (ML/TF) National Risk Assessment (NRA) in Saly, Republic of Senegal, from 14^th to 18^th May, 2018.

The key objectives of this workshop are: to enable participants strengthen their capacities to ....

April 2018

Closing of the Regional Workshop on the Development of Effective Anti-Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing Structures and Frameworks (LBC / FT) through Non-Profit Organizations (NPOs)

The Intergovernmental Action Group Against Money Laundering in West Africa (GIABA) organized a regional workshop on developing effective frameworks and structures for combating money laundering and terrorist financing (AML) / FT) through Non-Profit Organizations (NPOs) in Abuja, Nigeria, from 4 to 6 April 2018.

The three-day workshop, which brought together 44 delegates, was aimed to ....

April 2018

HEM. JEAN CLAUDE KASSI BROU, THE NEW PRESIDENT OF THE COMMISSION MEETS PRESIDENT MACKY SALL AND VISITS GIABA AND THE ECDG, THE TWO INSTITUTIONS OF ECOWAS IN DAKAR

Dakar, 10 April 2018 - The new President of the ECOWAS Commission visited Dakar, Senegal from 8 to 10 April, 2018. During his visit, His Excellency Mr. Jean Claude BROU was received, in audience, on Monday, 09 April, 2018, by His Excellency Mr. Macky SALL, President of the Republic of Senegal. He also had a meeting with the Minister of African Integration, NEPAD and ....

April 2018

GIABA CONCLUDED STAKEHOLDERS’ TRAINING ON PROSECUTING CORRUPTION CASES

The Inter-Governmental Action Group against Money Laundering in West Africa (GIABA) has concluded a 4 - day Regional Training Workshop on the Investigation and Prosecution of Corruption Cases. The training workshop held in Niamey, Republic of Niger, from April 9 to April 12, 2018.

A total of thirty (30) participants, comprising judges, prosecutors and ....

March 2018

GIABA TO TRAIN STAKEHOLDERS ON INVESTIGATING AND PROSECUTING CORRUPTION CASES

The Inter-Governmental Action Group against Money Laundering in West Africa (GIABA) will hold a Regional Training Workshop on the Investigation and Prosecution of Corruption Cases in Niamey, Republic of Niger, from April 9 to April 12, 2018.

The objectives of the programme include: sensitizing the participants on international developments, the United Nations ....

March 2018

JOINT GIABA/GABAC REGIONAL TRAINING WORKSHOP ON THE REVISED FATF METHODOLOGY FOR MUTUAL EVALUATION ASSESSORS

The Inter-Governmental Action Group against Money Laundering in West Africa (GIABA), in collaboration with the Central Africa Anti-Money Laundering Group (GABAC), will organise a Regional Training Workshop on the Revised FATF Methodology for Mutual Evaluation Assessors. The Workshop will be held in Saly, Senegal, from 19 to 23 March, ....

March 2018

GIABA Holds a Regional Workshop in Nigeria to Enhance the Fight against Money Laundering and Financing of Terrorism through Non-profit Organizations (NPOs)

The Intergovernmental Action Group against Money Laundering in West Africa (GIABA), will organize a Regional Workshop on Developing Effective Frameworks and Structures to Fight Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing (ML/TF) through Non-profit Organizations (NPOs). The Workshop is scheduled to hold in Abuja, Federal Republic of Nigeria, from 4^th to 6^th ....

March 2018

GIABA Organizes a Regional Capacity Building Workshop for Stakeholders in the Member States’ Mutual Evaluation Process

The Intergovernmental Action Group against Money Laundering in West Africa (GIABA), in collaboration with its technical and financial partners, will organize a regional capacity building workshop for stakeholders in the member States’ Mutual Evaluation (ME) process and adoption of the relevant reports, in Saly, Republic of Senegal, from 14^th to 16^th March, 2018. The ....

March 2018

FATF Improving Global AML/CFT Compliance: On-going Process

Paris, France, 23 February 2018 - As part of its on-going review of compliance with the AML/CFT standards, the FATF identifies the following jurisdictions that have strategic AML/CFT deficiencies for which they have developed an action plan with the FATF. While the situations differ among each jurisdiction, each jurisdiction has provided a written high-level political commitment ....

March 2018

FATF Public Statement

Paris, 23 February 2018 - The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) is the global standard setting body for anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT). In order to protect the international financial system from money laundering and financing of terrorism (ML/FT) risks and to encourage greater compliance with the AML/CFT standards, the FATF ....

March 2018

GIABA Holds a Regional Workshop in Nigeria to Enhance the Fight against Money Laundering and Financing of Terrorism through Non-profit Organizations (NPOs)

February 2018

GIABA AND EGMONT GROUP DEVELOP FIUs’ CAPACITIES

The Inter-Governmental Action Group against Money Laundering in West Africa (GIABA), in collaboration with the Egmont Group, held a regional training for the Financial Intelligence Units (FIUs) of member States in Saly, Senegal, from 15^th to 19^th January 2018. The key objective of this training was to develop the technical and operational capacities of FIU staff to ....

February 2018

FATF-STYLE REGIONAL BODIES ORGANISED TYPOLOGIES AND CAPACITY BUILDING WORKSHOP ON MONEY LAUNDERING AND TERRORIST FINANCING RISK ASSESSMENTS

A 4-day Typologies and Capacity Building Workshop was organised by four (4) Financial Action Task Force-Style Regional Bodies (FSRBs) – MENAFATF, ESAAMLG, GABAC and GIABA – in Rabat, Morocco, from 22 to 25 January 2018.

The event, which is the first joint Middle East and Africa Typologies and Capacity Building workshop, was held under the patronage of His Majesty, King ....

January 2018

GIABA, EGMONT GROUP TO HOLD STRATEGIC ANALYSIS COURSE FOR FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE UNITS

The Inter-Governmental Action Group against Money Laundering in West Africa (GIABA), in conjunction with the Egmont Group, will hold a Regional Strategic Analysis Course for Financial Intelligence Units at the Palm Beach Hotel, Saly, Senegal, from January 15 to 19, 2018.

The objectives of the programme include building the capacity of member FIUs to develop ....

December 2017

GIABA TO TRAIN JOURNALISTS ON REPORTING ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL CRIMES

The Inter-Governmental Action Group against Money Laundering in West Africa (GIABA) will organise a three-day Regional Training Workshop on Investigative Reporting on Economic and Financial Crimes for Journalists from West African countries at the Hotel Royal Saly, Senegal, from Monday 18 December to Wednesday 21 December 2017.

The objective of the workshop is ....

November 2017

28TH GIABA TECHNICAL COMMISSION/PLENARY MEETING ENDS IN NIGERIA

The Inter-Governmental Action Group against Money Laundering in West Africa (GIABA) held its 28^th Technical Commission/Plenary at the Sheraton Hotel and Towers, Abuja, Nigeria, from the 13^th to 17^th November 2017. About 200 delegates drawn from GIABA member States, central banks, technical and financial partners and development partners attended the ....

November 2017

GMC ADOPTS REPORT OF 28TH GIABA PLENARY AT ITS 18TH MEETING

The GIABA Ministerial Committee (GMC) has adopted the Report of the 28^th GIABA Technical Commission and Plenary Meeting at its 18^th meeting held at the Sheraton Hotel and Towers, Abuja, Nigeria, on Saturday 18^th November 2017.

The GMC is the highest policy making body of GIABA, comprising the ministers of Finance, Justice and Interior/Security of GIABA ....

November 2017

NIGERIA HOSTS THE 28TH GIABA TECHNICAL COMMISSION/PLENARY AND 18TH MINISTERIAL COMMITTEE

The Inter-Governmental Action Group against Money Laundering in West Africa (GIABA) will hold its 28^th Technical Commission/Plenary and its 18^th Ministerial Committee meeting at the Sheraton Hotel and Towers, Abuja, Nigeria, from the 13^th to 18^th November 2017.

The GIABA Plenary is an assembly of experts, including representatives of member ....

November 2017

SAMWA ENHANCES THE CAPACITY OF ECOWAS COUNTRIES IN THE FIGHT AGAINST MONEY LAUNDERING

Strengthening Anti-Money Laundering Capacities in West Africa (SAMWA) Project is a joint programme of European Union (EU) and the Intergovernmental Action Group against Money Laundering in West Africa (GIABA). The project has executed various activities to strengthen the capacity of competent authorities of GIABA members States to comply with international Anti-Money Laundering (AML) during ....

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