Press Release

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) Measures. The seminar took place in Banjul, The Gambia from 16 to 17 August, 2019.

The Inter-Governmental Action Group against Money Laundering in West Africa (GIABA) will organise a National Workshop on Money Laundering / Terrorist Financing (ML/TF) Risk Assessment for Financial Institutions and Designated Non-Financial Businesses and Persons (DNFBPs). The workshop will be held in Banjul, The Gambia from Monday, August 12, to Wednesday, August 14, 2019.

The Inter-Governmental Action Group against Money Laundering in West Africa (GIABA), a specialized Institution of ECOWAS, will hold a 3–day Joint Regional Public-Private Sectors meeting on Emerging Money Laundering & Terrorist Financing Issues, from 10 to 12 June, 2019, in Dakar, Senegal.

The Intergovernmental Action Group against Money Laundering in West Africa (GIABA) will organize a pre-assessment training workshop on the national AML/CFT regime of Niger in Niamey, Niger, from 27th to 30th May 2019.

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.