ECOWAS Member States Must Unite in Fighting Illicit Financial Flows – Veep

Don’t let artificial borders divide us …Veep tells ECOWAS

Vice President Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang has called on West African countries not to allow artificial borders to divide them, but to unite and work together in addressing shared challenges such as money laun­dering, terrorism financing, and cross-border crimes. “Let us not allow artificial boundaries to separate us. Our shared challenges require shared solutions; every part of West Africa has a role to play in building a secure and pro…

ECOWAS member States must unite in fighting illicit financial flows – Veep

Vice President, Prof. Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang The Vice President, Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, has urged ECOWAS member States to unite in combating Money Laundering (ML), Financing Terrorism (FT) and all Illicit Financial Flows (IFFs) to safeguard regional stability and economic integrity.   “As leaders, our responsibility is to ensure that our regional architecture for combating ML, […] The post ECOWAS member States must unite in figh…

‎Vice President Opoku-Agyemang Calls for Stronger Regional Unity in Fight Against Financial Crime

By Rachel Quartey & Rukayatu Musah‎ Vice President, Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, has called for deeper cooperation and inclusivity across West Africa to tackle the growing threats of money laundering, terrorism financing, and weapons proliferation.‎‎Speaking at the 2nd Extraordinary GIABA Ministerial Meeting in Accra, Prof. Opoku-Agyemang commended the Intergovernmental Action Group Against Money Laundering in West Africa (GIABA) for its…

ECOWAS PARLIAMENT BACKS GIABA MEETING, URGES INCLUSION OF SAHEL STATES TO COMBAT FINANCIAL CRIMES - Smart News Liberia

ACCRA, GHANA – Senator Edwin Melvin Snowe Jr., Chairman of the ECOWAS Parliament’s Committee on Political Affairs, Peace, Security and the African Peer Review Mechanism, has reaffirmed the regional parliament’s unwavering support for the West African anti-financial crimes body, GIABA, while calling for the urgent inclusion of the Alliance of Sahel States (AES) into the institution’s framework. Delivering a goodwill message at the opening of the …