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The Financial Intelligence Agency (FIA) of Sierra Leone, in collaboration with the World Bank, will host a two-day national workshop aimed at developing a comprehensive strategy to combat money laundering, terrorism financing, and proliferation financing.
Scheduled for 20–21 May 2025 at the Galliness Paradise Hotel in Bo City, the workshop will gather key stakeholders from across the public and private sectors.
Participants will include representatives from government ministries, law enforcement agencies, financial regulators, banking institutions, Designated Non-Bank Businesses and Professions (DNFBPs), civil society organisations, members of the diplomatic and consular corps, and international development partners.
The primary goal of the workshop is to foster an inclusive dialogue that will inform the design and implementation of Sierra Leone’s new Anti-Money Laundering (AML), Countering the Financing of Terrorism (CFT), and Proliferation Financing (PF) strategy.
The strategy will align with global standards, particularly those set by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) and the Intergovernmental Action Group against Money Laundering in West Africa (GIABA).
Once completed, the strategy will outline national priorities, specify policy actions, and propose mechanisms for effective implementation, monitoring, and evaluation.
This initiative underscores Sierra Leone’s ongoing commitment to promoting financial transparency, strengthening good governance, and reinforcing economic resilience in line with international best practices.
