Eastern and Southern Africa
Anti-Money Laundering Group
-ESAAMLG-
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KEY OUTCOMES OF THE 50TH ESAAMLG TASK FORCE OF SENIOR OFFICIALS' MEETINGS
ESAAMLG held its 50th Task Force of Senior Officials, 25th Council of Ministers and 8th Public-Private Sector Dialogue (PPSD) during the Ethiopian Presidency. The meetings were held at the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) – Africa Hall in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, from 22–30 August 2025.
AFDB, ESAAMLG LAUNCH NEW PROJECT TO COMBAT MONEY LAUNDERING AND FINANCING OF TERRORISM.
The African Development Bank Group and the Eastern and Southern Africa Anti-Money Laundering Group (ESAAMLG) officially launched a three-year support project to combat money laundering and terrorism financing in select member countries under a project, titled “Regional Capacity Development Project for Eastern and Southern Africa Anti-Money Laundering Group (ESAAMLG) on Anti-Money Laundering and Combatting the Financing of Terrorism (ES-CAD-AML).
MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
» ESAAMLG COMMUNICATION RULES AND PROCEDURES-AUGUST 2025.
» ESAAMLG PROCEDURES FOR HOLDING TASK FORCE OF SENIOR OFFICIALS AND COUNCIL OF MINISTERS’ MEETINGS.
» ESAAMLG MoU with amendments approved by the Council of Ministers at its meeting September 2021.
TRENDS AND METHODS
» Illicit Dealings in Gold, Diamond, Rubies and Associated Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing.
» ESAAMLG and United for Wildlife Announce Formal Agreement to Combat the Illegal Wildlife Trade.
» FATF’s Report on Money Laundering and the Illegal Wildlife Trade.
RECENT PUBLICATIONS
SEYCHELLES 12TH ENHANCED FUR AND 5TH TC RE-RATING-AUGUST 2025.
This follow-up report assesses the progress made by Seychelles to address the technical compliance deficiencies identified in its MER. New Technical Compliance (TC) re-ratings are given where sufficient progress has been made. - Read more..
Posted: September 24th , 2025
RWANDA 2ND ENHANCED FUR AND 1ST TC RE-RATING-AUGUST 2025.
This follow up report analyses the progress of Rwanda in addressing the technical compliance (TC) deficiencies identified in its MER. Re-ratings are given where sufficient progress has been made. - Read more..
Posted: September 24th , 2025
ESWATINI 4TH ENHANCED FUR AND 1ST TC RE-RATING- AUGUST 2025.
This follow-up report assesses the progress made by Eswatini to address the technical compliance deficiencies identified in its MER. New Technical Compliance (TC) re-ratings are given where sufficient progress has been made. - Read more..
Posted: September 24th , 2025
CURRENT EVENTS
25TH COUNCIL OF MINISTERS,50TH TASK FORCE OF SENIOR OFFICIALS AND 8TH PPSD MEETINGS- AUGUST 2025.
49TH TASK FORCE OF SENIOR OFFICIALS MEETING- MARCH/APRIL 2025.22nd August - 30th August 2025 | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - Read more..
Posted: February 21st , 2025
28th March - 04th April | Kampala, Uganda - Read more..
Posted: August 30th , 2024
VACANCIES AND PROCUREMENT
Request For Proposal : REDESIGN OF ESAAMLG WEBSITE.
Posted: October 1st , 2025 - Read more..
PUBLIC STATEMENT
Public Statement on the Kingdom of Lesotho approved by the ESAAMLG Council of Ministers
Jurisdiction with strategic AML/CFT deficiencies that has not made sufficient progress in addressing the deficiencies. The ESAAMLG calls on its members and the global network to consider the risks arising from the deficiencies associated with the jurisdiction.. - Read more..
PUBLICATIONS
| FATF |
| Mutual Evaluations |
| Strategic Plans |
| Memorandum of Understanding |
| Trends and Methods |
| Country National Strategies |
| Annual Reports |
| Compliance and Financial Inclusion |
| Other Resources |
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GALLERY
ESAAMLG Held its 49th Task Force of Senior Officials in Kampala, Republic of Uganda
ESAAMLG Held its 48th Task Force of Senior Officials, 24th Council of Ministers and 7th Public Private Sector Dialogue Meetings in Diani, Republic of Kenya
ESAAMLG Held its 47th Task Force of Senior Officials Meetings in Lubango, Huila, Angola- April 2024
ESAAMLG Held its 23rd CM,46th TF of Senior Officials and 5th PPSD Meetings in Kasane, Botswana-September 2023
The ESAAMLG, in collaboration with the FATF and the GIZ, organized Assessors training from its member States-Arusha, Tanzania-April 2023.