The Intergovernmental Action Group against Money Laundering in West Africa (GIABA), an ECOWAS specialized agency, held a regional workshop in Abidjan-Plateau from Wednesday, April 12 to April 14, 2023. This meeting took place with the aim of strengthening the capacities of the LBC/FTP Interministerial Committees/National Coordinating Committees (CIM/CNC) to effectively fulfill their

One of the recommendations of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) on combating money laundering, the Financing of terrorism and proliferation (LBC/FTP) requires countries to have, among other things, national LBC/FTP policies. Indeed, the regional workshop is based on the results of the ICM/CNC Forum held in Saly, Senegal, from 31 October to 2 November 2022. The work will enable the forty senior representatives of CIM/CNC from GIABA member States to understand the development and evaluation of LBC/FT/FP policies, the coordination of the National Risk Assessment; the coordination of the development of the National Strategy/Action Plan (e), the coordination of Mutual Evaluations; and the exchange of information at the national and international levels as well as issues related to Mobilization resources to strengthen the functioning of the ICM/CNC