The Ministry of Finance of Mozambique is hosting a regional training program from 20 to 31 July 2026 for public prosecutors from Mozambique, Burundi, Madagascar and South Sudan to strengthen technical capacity in preventing and combating money laundering, terrorist financing and other financial crimes. The program is organized by the Financial Intelligence Office of Mozambique in coordination with the Eastern and Southern Africa Anti-Money Laundering Group, with support from the African Development Bank. The training focuses on international standards, cooperation mechanisms, financial investigation techniques, asset recovery, and the production and assessment of evidence. Remarks at the opening ceremony framed the program around the transnational nature of financial crime, including links to corruption, drug trafficking, trafficking in persons, environmental crime, illegal exploitation of natural resources, smuggling and arms trafficking. Speakers also stressed the need for stronger coordination among institutions, wider information sharing and better technical capacity across prevention, investigation and prosecution. The initiative brings together magistrates from the four participating countries and is intended to strengthen regional cooperation, develop new forms of institutional coordination and improve the ability of justice systems to respond to transnational organized crime.

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