GIABA to train 40 ECOWAS Journalists in Dakar as frontline defenders against money laundering

From Juliana Taiwo-Obalonye, Abuja
Intergovernmental Action Group against Money Laundering in West Africa (GIABA), a specialised ECOWAS institution that coordinates regional initiatives to fight money laundering and the financing of terrorism (ML/FT), will next week train more than 40 journalists from across the region as part of a two-day push to sharpen ECOWAS’s response to money laundering and the financing of terrorism.
The workshop, set for July 7, 2026, follows an annual briefing for ECOWAS ambassadors and technical and financial partners on July 6. It will bring reporters from 12 ECOWAS countries and three Alliance des États du Sahel (AES) states together for practical trainin...