\n\t\t\t\t\t\tLutte contre le blanchiment : 06 \u00c9tats africains sortent de la liste europ\u00e9enne \u00e0 risque\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
The European Commission has announced the removal of six African countries from its list of third-country jurisdictions considered high-risk in the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing (AML\/CFT). This new phase concerns Mali, Tanzania, South Africa, Burkina Faso, Mozambique, and Nigeria, which had previously been placed under enhanced surveillance by Brussels due to weaknesses deemed concerning in their national systems.<\/p>\n
According to the Commission, these states have provided satisfactory responses to the shortcomings identified in their mechanisms for preventing, controlling, and suppressing illicit financial flows. \u00ab\u00a0These countries have strengthened the effectiveness of their AML\/CFT systems and corrected their technical deficiencies in accordance with the commitments made in their respective action plans,\u00a0\u00bb the European executive stated in a press release.<\/p>\n
Withdrawals aligned with FATF assessments<\/p>\n
The update to the European list is largely based on the work of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), the intergovernmental body responsible for assessing national policies to combat money laundering and terrorist financing. The six countries in question had already been removed from the FATF’s \u00ab\u00a0grey list,\u00a0\u00bb which includes jurisdictions subject to enhanced monitoring. Mali and Tanzania were removed from this list in June 2025, while Nigeria, South Africa, Mozambique, and Burkina Faso received a positive opinion at the FATF plenary meeting in October of the same year. For the European Union, this convergence of analyses justifies updating its own list, which is scheduled to enter into force on January 29, 2026. Despite this decision, Brussels insists on the need for the six countries concerned to maintain their efforts. The European Commission reiterates that national frameworks must continue to be rigorously applied, particularly with regard to financial supervision, judicial cooperation, and the control of cross-border transactions. This vigilance reflects the European Union’s caution in the face of sometimes fragile financial environments where transnational criminal networks remain active. For the countries removed from the list, however, this development is seen as a positive sign, likely to facilitate banking transactions with Europe and reduce the constraints imposed on financial institutions operating within their territories.<\/p>\n
Cameroon and Ivory Coast remain under heightened surveillance<\/p>\n
Conversely, Cameroon and C\u00f4te d’Ivoire remain on the EU’s list of high-risk jurisdictions. The country was added in June 2025, alongside C\u00f4te d’Ivoire and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), among others. Brussels considers that these states still have \u00ab\u00a0strategic deficiencies\u00a0\u00bb in their anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing regimes, which could expose the European financial system to increased risks. This classification entails enhanced due diligence obligations for European banks and financial institutions dealing with Cameroonian counterparties, which can complicate international trade and financial operations. The FATF maintains enhanced monitoring of C\u00f4te d’Ivoire and Cameroon due to persistent gaps in their anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing (AML\/CFT) frameworks. Although both countries have adopted action plans, strategic weaknesses remain, particularly concerning investigations, prosecutions, sanctions, and access to beneficial ownership data.<\/p>\n
C\u00f4te d’Ivoire (added in October 2024) still needs to improve risk-based controls, optimize the use of financial intelligence, and demonstrate a sustained increase in investigations. Its priority actions include strengthening international cooperation, raising awareness, and improving access to beneficial ownership information. Cameroon (remained on the grey list) has as its central objective restoring the credibility of its financial system by complying with FATF requirements. The country is still perceived as a high-risk jurisdiction for investment flows, requiring a comprehensive strengthening of its AML\/CFT regime. This monitoring means that both states must actively implement their action plans to address these \u00ab\u00a0strategic deficiencies.\u00a0\u00bb Their continued presence on the \u00ab\u00a0grey list\u00a0\u00bb indicates that progress remains insufficient for removal, but that they are engaged in a process of improvement under increased FATF oversight.<\/p>\n
An action plan undertaken with the FATF<\/p>\n
Since June 2023, Cameroonian authorities have committed to working with the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) to strengthen the effectiveness of their national framework. This commitment has resulted in the development of a structured action plan, the implementation of which extends until 2026. In October 2025, the Director of the National Financial Investigation Agency (ANIF), Hubert Nde Sombone, presented the main points of this roadmap. It notably includes strengthening the supervision of non-profit organizations, considered to be structures potentially exposed to the risks of terrorist financing, using a risk analysis approach. The Cameroonian plan also includes the effective application of targeted financial sanctions decided by the United Nations Security Council. These measures concern both the prevention of terrorist financing and the fight against the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. The authorities intend to improve coordination between the various relevant government departments, as well as cooperation with international partners.<\/p>\n
Auteur: linfodrome
Publi\u00e9 le: Samedi 17 Janvier 2026\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Lutte contre le blanchiment : 06 \u00c9tats africains sortent de la liste europ\u00e9enne \u00e0 risque The European Commission…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":10636,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[6,2018,18,51,633,5703,5704,67,68,69,70],"class_list":{"0":"post-10635","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-europe","8":"tag-afrique","9":"tag-commission-europeenne","10":"tag-europe","11":"tag-europe-afrique","12":"tag-gafi","13":"tag-lutte-contre-le-blanchiment","14":"tag-surveillance-financiere","15":"tag-ue","16":"tag-ue-afrique","17":"tag-union-europeenne","18":"tag-union-europeenne-afrique"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@afrique\/116052618313908709","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/afrique\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10635","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/afrique\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/afrique\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/afrique\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/afrique\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10635"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/afrique\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10635\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/afrique\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10636"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/afrique\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10635"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/afrique\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10635"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/afrique\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10635"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}