Press Release

The Network of Anti-Corruption Institutions in West Africa (NACIWA) has recommended a series of measures to aid the development of faculties for training on Corruption Risk Assessment (CRA) in Member States.

The African Development Bank (AfDB), in partnership with the Inter-Governmental Action Group against Money Laundering in West Africa (GIABA), will organise a Workshop on Strengthening the Role of Parliament in Combating Illicit Financial Flows from Africa.

The Inter-Governmental Action Group against Money Laundering in West Africa (GIABA) in collaboration with FATF-TREIN is organizing a Regional Training Workshop on the Revised FATF Methodology for Mutual Evaluation Assessors in Dakar, Senegal from 1 to 3 April, 2019.

The African Centre for the Study and Research on Terrorism (ACSRT/CAERT), under the auspices of African Union (AU), in collaboration with GIABA, is organizing a two day-Workshop on Developing and Enforcing National Legislation and Practices on Illicit Financial Flows in Dakar, Senegal from 10^th to 11^th December 2018.

The Intergovernmental Action Group against Money Laundering in West Africa (GIABA) will hold its 30^th Technical Commission/Plenary Meeting in Banjul, The Gambia, from 11^th to 16^th November 2018, and its 19^th Ministerial Committee Meeting on 17^th November 2018, respectively.

The Inter-Governmental Action against Money Laundering in West Africa (GIABA) will hold a 4-day “Pre-Assessment Training Workshop for AML/CFT Stakeholders” in Nigeria at the Federal Capital City, Abuja, Nigeria, from 2 to 5 October, 2018.

The Inter-Governmental Action Group against Money Laundering in West Africa (GIABA) will hold a Regional Conference on Combating Money Laundering in the Maritime Sector in Freetown, Republic of Sierra Leone, from October 24 to October 26, 2018.

The Inter-Governmental Action against Money Laundering in West Africa (GIABA) organized a 3-day national workshop on Combating the Financing of Terrorism for Financial Institutions (FIs) and Designated Non-Financial Businesses and Professions (DNFBPs). The workshop held from 17 to 19 September, 2018, at the IBIS Hotels, Ikeja, Lagos, Nigeria.

The Inter-Governmental Action Group against Money Laundering in West Africa (GIABA) has concluded a 3-day Regional Sensitization Workshop on AML/CFT Requirements for Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) at the Oásis Atlântico Praiamar Hotel in Praia, Cabo Verde, from September 5 to September 7, 2018.

The Inter-Governmental Action against Money Laundering in West Africa (GIABA) will hold a 3-day national workshop on Combating the Financing of Terrorism for Financial Institutions (FIs) and Designated Non-Financial Businesses and Professions (DNFBPs). The workshop will hold from September 17-19, 2018, at the IBIS Hotels, Ikeja - Lagos, Nigeria.

The Inter-Governmental Action Group against Money Laundering in West Africa (GIABA) organized a 2 –day National Sensitization Seminar for Religious Leaders and Institutions on Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT). The seminar took place from 18 to 19 July 2018 in Accra, Ghana.