The first forum for compliance managers of designated non-financial businesses and professions (EPNFD) and non-profit organizations (0BNL) took place on Wednesday September 4, 2024 in Niamey. The meeting organized by the National Financial Information Processing Unit (CENTIF) made it possible to maintain and equip compliance officers on the problem in order to better counter this scourge that undermines the stability of States

During the forum for compliance officers from designated non-financial companies and professions, the compliance officers of EPNFD and NPOs attended several presentations, in particular on the concepts of money laundering, terrorist financing and proliferation financing. They also followed a presentation on the missions and responsibilities of the compliance department in the fight against money laundering, the financing of terrorism and proliferation (AML/FT/P) in an EPNFD or an NPO and another on article 64 of Law No. 2016-33 relating to AML/CFT and setting a deadline for the appointment of the declarant of each EPNFD and

Participants were urged to improve their practice by being very vigilant in order to make actions more effective. At the end of the discussions, the president of CENTIF, Mahamadou Harouna said he was convinced that the compliance managers of EPNFD and NPOs are better equipped on this current subject to make their contribution in the fight against this scourge that threatens the stability of