The 5th edition of the Interuniversity Public Speaking Competition on the Impact of Money Laundering and the Financing of Terrorism (BC/FT) on West African economies was attended by six students from members of the Intergovernmental Action Group Against Money Laundering in West Africa (GIABA) last Thursday, November 30

At the end of the competition, the first three Prizes went to Senegal, Benin and Togo respectively. The competition, under the theme “Combating money laundering and the financing of terrorism: what are the challenges for young people”, received the participation of the University of Abomey-Calavi (Benin); the Public University of Cabo Verde (Cabo Verde); the University Félix Houphouët-Boigny (Côte d'Ivoire); the University Amílcar Cabral (Guinea Bissau); the University Cheikh-Anta Didier, respectively. op (Senegal) and the University of Lomé (Togo). The candidates each appeared for a maximum of 20 minutes before a Jury

The presentations were based, among others, on the Overview of the BC/FT threat in society, the risks and challenges of the BC/FT; the Consequences of the BC/FT on the economic development of ECOWAS member states; Role and efforts of GIABA in the fight against BC/FT in West Africa; Strategies to combat BC/FT among West African youth; Role of academics in the fight against BC/FT in West Africa; the role of young people in LBC/FT and underlying offenses

The candidate from Cheikh-Anta-Diop University (Senegal), Oumou Kalsoum Thiandoum won the 1st prize with an average of 89.33 out of 100, at the end of the Jury's deliberations. The 2nd Prize was awarded to the University of Abomey-Calavi (Benin) represented by Gracia Darel Bignon Dolape wins with an average of 80.66 out of 100. Third place went to the University of Lomé (Togo), which obtained 73 points thanks to the candidate Batiam Lare Baknampar. They received respectively a plaque, a laptop, a certificate of participation plus a check for 1000 USD (1st Prize), 750 USD (2nd Prize) and 500 USD (3rd