GIABA
17 Sep
As member countries of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) strive to combat terrorism, especially through the blockage of illegal flows of funds, the Intergovernmental Action Group Against Money Laundering (GIABA) has scored Nigeria low, stressing that its performance in this regard was not encouraging. The Director-General of the ECOWAS body, Mr. Edwin…
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The Inter-Governmental Action Group against Money Laundering in West Africa (GIABA) is organizing a two-week Train-the-Trainers Course on Countering the Financing of Terrorism (CFT) for Anglophone GIABA Member States under the ECOWAS Counter Terrorism Action Plan (2020-2024)
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