EU-funded project to counter AML-CFT & organised crime/terror groups' illicit financial flows in East, South,Central Africa & Yemen. Implemented by @civipol
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28 May 2024
1/2 It was a successful wrap in Entebbe🇺🇬 on Friday, after a week-long of training of trainers on financial investigations. Pictured are some participants receiving their certificates. The participating trainees were from Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Malawi and Zambia.
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28 May 2024
2/2 They were drawn from the police (investigation departments) and from prosecution services. This training will help them to harmonise the approach to investigation and prosecution of financial crimes.
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23 May 2024
1/5 We're in Entebbe, Uganda for a week-long training of trainers workshop on financial investigations.
This follows the successful process that we @ThbAml spearheaded, assisting , 🇺🇬, 🇹🇿, 🇲🇼,🇿🇲 to develop a tailor-made curriculum on financial investigations.
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23 May 2024
4/5 The training of police and prosecutors using the curricula by the trained trainers will ensure that, investigators and prosecutors in each represented country, will approach investigation and prosecution of organised crimes from a harmonised perspective regionally.
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23 May 2024
5/5 To us @ThbAml, CIVIPOL and our donor @EU_Commission, this is what success looks like!
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We are proud to be part of this critical initiative and look forward to the positive impact it will have on our collective efforts to combat financial crimes and enhance regional security. Stay tuned for more updates! 📢 #GlobalCooperation
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The project will offer support through training, workshops, conferences, and tailored activities to meet the specific needs of beneficiary countries, including Uganda. This morning’s event marked the beginning of a TOT on Financial Investigations for Kenya, Uganda and others.
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Today, our Executive Director @were_wandera officially opened the EU AML/CFT ESCAY Project at the Lake Victoria Granada Hotel in Entebbe. This regional initiative targets Anti Money Laundering and Counter Financing of Terrorism across Eastern, Southern, Central Africa and Yemen.
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15 May 2024
1/3 We had a regional virtual workshop last week for french speaking countries on AML-CFT and Illicit Financial Flows (IFFs) for investigative journalists, whistle blowers & CSOs representatives who work in governance, anti-corruption, financial transparency & the justice sector
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15 May 2024
2/3This workshop sensitized the media and CSOs on their critical role in the fight against money laundering (ML) and IFFs through public sensitisation on the challenges of money laundering, IFFs & corruption, disclosing criminals through investigative journalism & whistle blowing
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15 May 2024
3/3 Our Project Director, Frédéric BAYARD Bayard, delivered the opening speech at the beginning of the workshop, introducing the project and highlighting the importance and critical role that journalists and CSOs play in reporting on money laundering cases, & exposing corruption
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13 May 2024
1/2 Mwanasha Mwadzoyo, a legal researcher attached to Kenya's Court of Appeal in Nyeri, attended our latest sensitisation session for judges in Mombasa, Kenya. This, she says, opened her eyes to a whole new world and a whole new understanding of the threat of terrorism.
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13 May 2024
2/2 While the training was a great first step for her, she acknowledges that a lot still needs to be done, especially to reach many more judicial officers. Here's our interview with Mwanasha 👇
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8 May 2024
Wondering what our team has been up to in the last couple of months?
Well, catch up with our past and upcoming activities, news and info in our latest newsletter.
On the link below👇
bit.ly/3wpsNY5
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4 May 2024
1/4 Our team leader Frédéric BAYARD is just back from Addis Ababa 🇪🇹Ethiopia where he was attending the @EAAACA1 meeting and its 15th Annual General Meeting.
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4 May 2024
3/4 The main objective of the meeting in was to lay strategies to prevent and combat corruption in the Eastern Africa region, using a regional approach to fight corruption and therefore increase the chances of success in tracing and recovering of assets within the region & beyond
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4 May 2024
4/4 This meeting presented an important opportunity for the @EU_Commission through our project, to meet and dialogue with partners, who remain key
cornerstones in the fight against corruption, money laundering and illicit financial flows in the region and the entire continent.
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