Awareness-raising for the supervisory authority of public accountants: organization of two training sessions

The third training of trainers for AML-CFT criminal chain actors of the eleven Francophone and Lusophone countries covered by the project was held in Dakar from 1 to 3 December 2021. During these three days, the 55 participants enriched their knowledge on the second pillar of the training: the seizure and recovery of criminal assets.

The 8th Annual Plenary Assembly of ARINWA (Asset Recovery Inter-Agency Network for West Africa) was held from 10 to 12 November 2021 in Praia, Cabo Verde. Samuel Diop, the Banking, Finance and Supervision expert OCWAR-M, represented the project at this important event, which brought together members of this informal network for information exchange on asset recovery, confiscation and money...

From 9 to 10 November, the regional meeting of heads of cybercrime units was held in Accra, Ghana. GIABA and OCWAR-M, represented by Claire Dollmann, legal expert of the project, took part in this important meeting organised by the OCWAR-C project – The West African response to cybercrime, also implemented by Exertise France and funded by the European Union. This meeting was an opportunity...

From 20 to 22 September, the workshop on the links between money laundering, terrorist financing and cybercrime was held in Abidjan under the aegis of GIABA. OCWAR-M participated in this workshop alongside the OCWAR-C project, the West African response to Cybercrime, also implemented by Expertise France and funded by the European Union. The presentations made by each Member State on the situation...

One of the key activities of the OCWAR-M project is the strengthening of the actors of the penal chain in its partner countries, particularly in Senegal, which benefits from an enhanced support as a pilot country. In this context, a college of national experts conducted a diagnosis of the country’s AML-CFT system and its weaknesses, and proposed an action plan to increase its effectiveness...