The Director General of the Intergovernmental Action Group against Money Laundering in West Africa (GIABA), Edwin Harris Jr recalled on Saturday, November 26, 2022 in Dakar that this fight requires “a concerted approach” to be effective with all parties concerned.

On the occasion of the forum dedicated to the fight against money laundering, the financing of terrorism and the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction in GIABA member states, including Senegal, Edwin Harris Jr announced that “the effective fight against money laundering and the financing of terrorism (...) requires a concerted approach& eacute; from all stakeholders.”

According to Adrien Diouf, the director of financial stability at the Central Bank of West African States, national financial intelligence units and agencies responsible for investigating and prosecuting financial crimes must be involved in this fight.