Joint African Development Bank-Financial Action Task Force (Fatf) Webinar

1 December 2025
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In December 2025 the African Development Bank Group and the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) will bring together a panel of international experts to discuss key insights from the FATF grey list process.

The online webinar will feature speakers from countries that have recently exited the grey list, sharing knowledge and lessons learnt with public and private sectors practitioners around the world, while also aiming to support other countries to strengthen their defences against illicit finance.

What: Webinar on "Exiting the FATF Grey List - Success Stories and Pathways to Sustainable Compliance"

Who: African Development Bank Group (AfDB) and the Financial Action Task Force (FATF)

When: 11 December 2025; 10.00hrs - 11.40 hrs (GMT)

Where: Online (Zoom) (Register here)

In October 2025, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) removed several African countries including Nigeria and South Africa from its grey list after they successfully addressed the anti-money laundering and countering-terrorist financing (AML/CFT) strategic deficiencies highlighted in their action plans.

The AfDB-FATF webinar will provide a platform for the African countries that have exited the grey list to share their success stories, experiences, and key challenges encountered. It will also be a crucial learning experience for all participants as they hear first-hand from countries about ongoing reforms.

The webinar welcomes policymakers and government officials (across finance, justice, foreign affairs, and central banks), regulators, financial intelligence units (FIUs), banking, financial and relevant non-financial sector professionals (private sector), multilateral organizations and development partners, academics, researchers, civil society organizations, and the media.

Speakers will be drawn from the African Development Bank Group, the Financial Action Task Force, finance ministries and central banks of selected countries, and FATF-affiliated institutions.

Objectives:

  • Knowledge sharing and peer learning - to hear from countries that have successfully exited the list, on the reforms undertaken; as well as how countries in the process of exiting could benefit.
  • To provide a platform for dialogue among policymakers, regulators, financial institutions, and academics on strengthening AML/CFT/CPF frameworks.
  • Highlight the support and expertise available across the Global Network for countries working to strengthen their defences against illicit finance.

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