Upon request of the President of the Guinean CENTIF, OCWAR-M is supporting the modernisation of its computer system. As part of this activity, the current database and system used to receive suspicious transaction reports will be replaced by the DOSNET software, better fitted to the needs of the FIU. This will also enable the CENTIF to meet – at least partially – the Egmont Group membership criteria in terms of computer security.
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...
On June 28 and July 2, 2021, the Senegalese General Directorate of Taxes and Domains (DGID) and the OCWAR-M project conducted two awareness sessions for representatives of this administration. The DGID has the particularity of being both subject to AML-CFT obligations and a supervisory authority for public accountants. For more information, you will soon find on our website and our social...
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