Liberia: Ellen Seeks Stringent Measures

16 May 2017
The NEWS (Monrovia)

President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf has called for stringent measures to tackle money laundering and terrorist financing in West Africa.

Speaking at the 17th Ministerial Committee Meeting of the Inter-Government Action Group against Money Laundering in West Africa (GIABA) Saturday in Monrovia, Johnson-Sirleaf said countries in the region lose over US$10 billion annually to money laundering and terrorist financing while over US$50 billion is also lost annually in Africa.

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