Eastern and Southern Africa Anti-Money Laundering Group concludes regional assessor training on revised FATF methodology for third-round mutual evaluations

The Eastern and Southern Africa Anti-Money Laundering Group (ESAAMLG) has concluded a regional assessor training programme in Johannesburg designed to prepare assessors for the third round of ESAAMLG mutual evaluations under the revised Financial Action Task Force (FATF) Standards and FATF Methodology. Co-organised by the ESAAMLG Secretariat and German Development Cooperation (GIZ) and hosted by South Africa’s Financial Intelligence Centre, the 3–7 March programme brought together 34 officials from ESAAMLG member countries, with the Democratic Republic of the Congo participating as an observer and GIZ as a Cooperating and Supporting Nation and Organisations (COSUN). Training covered the new requirements of the revised FATF Standards and Methodology and provided practical experience in applying the revised methodology and the revised Procedures for the 3rd Round of ESAAMLG Mutual Evaluation Procedures. ESAAMLG linked the programme to the start of its third-round mutual evaluation cycle.