Gambia Strengthens Fight Against Terrorist Financing

Gambia Strengthens Fight Against Terrorist Financing

In efforts to combat the financing of terrorism, the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) and the Inter-Governmental Action Group Against Money Laundering in West Africa are hosting a major Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) five day forum.

Gambia strengthens fight against terrorist financing

The training brought together over 60 participants from law enforcement, financial regulators, intelligence agencies, the judiciary, civil society, and the private sector at the Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara Conference Center (SDKJ). It aims to develop a skilled cadre of national trainers capable of detecting, investigating, and disrupting terrorist financing networks without dependence on external facilitators.  The convergence covers topics ranging…