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Esaamlg 20 Year Report from Arusha to Ezulwini: Looking Back and Looking Ahead 1999-2019 ESAAMLG AT 20: LOOKING BACK AND LOOKING AHEAD ESAAMLG 20 YEAR REPORT FROM ARUSHA TO EZULWINI: LOOKING BACK AND LOOKING AHEAD 1999-2019 1 ESAAMLG AT 20: LOOKING BACK AND LOOKING AHEAD All rights reserved. No reproduction or translation of this publication may be made without prior written permission. Requests to reproduce or translate all or part of this publication should be sent to the following contact address: ESAAMLG Secretariat P. O. Box 9923 Dar es Salaam TANZANIA Tel: +255 22 266 7895/ 7679 Fax: +255 22 266 8745 Email: [email protected] Web: www.esaamlg.org 2 ESAAMLG AT 20: LOOKING BACK AND LOOKING AHEAD ESAAMLG PRESIDENTS, 1999-2018 1999-2000 Hon. Daniel Yona (M.P.) Tanzania 2000-2001 Hon. Basil Mramba (M.P.) Tanzania 2001-2002 Hon. Nangolo Mbumba (M.P.) Namibia 2002-2003 Hon. Majozi Sithole Eswatini 2003-2004 Hon. Gerald M. Sendaula (M.P.) Uganda 2004-2005 Hon. Sushil K.C. Khushiram (M.P.) Mauritius 2005-2006 Hon. Ng’andu R. Magande Zambia 2006-2007 Hon. Dr. Herbert Murerwa & Hon. Dr. Samuel Mumbengegwi Zimbabwe 2007-2008 Hon. Baledzi Gaolathe Botswana 2008-2009 Hon. Uhuru Kenyatta, E.G.H. (M.P.) Kenya 2009-2010 Hon. Timothy Thahane Lesotho 2010-2011 Hon. Ken Kandodo Malawi 2011-2012 Hon. Charles Gaëtan Xavier Luc Duval G.C.S.K F.C.A (M.P.) Mauritius 2012-2013 Hon. Manuel Chang (M.P.) Mozambique 2013-2014 Hon. Saara Kuugongelwa Amadhila (M.P.) Namibia 2014-2015 Hon. Armando Manuel Angola 2015-2016 Hon. Nhlanhla Musa Nene (M.P.) South Africa 2016-2017 Hon. Patrick A. Chinamasa Zimbabwe 2017-2018 Hon. Dr. Philip Isdor Mpango (M.P.) Tanzania 2018-2019 Hon. Ambassador Maurice J.L. Loustau Lalanne Seychelles 3 ESAAMLG AT 20: LOOKING BACK AND LOOKING AHEAD Contents ESAAMLG PRESIDENTS, 2001-2018 3 ESAAMLG MISSION, VISION AND GOALS ..................................................................................................... 6 ACRONYMS AND ABRIEVIATIONS .................................................................................................................. 7 FOREWORD BY THE PRESIDENT .................................................................................................................... 8 REMARKS BY THE INCOMING PRESIDENT .............................................................................................. 10 PREFACE BY THE EXECUTIVE SECRETARY ............................................................................................. 12 OVERVIEW OF THE ESAAMLG ....................................................................................................................... 14 Evolution of ESAAMLG ........................................................................................................................................ 14 Objectives and Structure of ESAAMLG .......................................................................................................... 17 Members and Observer Members ................................................................................................................... 24 ESAAMLG Relationship with Regional and International Organizations ........................................ 26 ACHIEVEMENTS OF ESAAMLG ...................................................................................................................... 29 AN EFFICIENT AND SUSTAINABLE SECRETARIAT ................................................................................. 29 MUTUAL EVALUATIONS .................................................................................................................................... 31 ESAAMLG TYPOLOGIES ...................................................................................................................................... 39 TRAINING AND CAPACITY BUILDING .......................................................................................................... 45 THE ESAAMLG REGIONAL COUNTER-TERRORIST FINANCING (CFT) OPERATIONAL PLAN . 49 PROMOTING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF AML/CFT MEASURES AND FINANCIAL INCLUSION52 FIU DEVELOPMENTS IN THE ESAAMLG REGION .................................................................................... 57 PRIORITIES DURING THE THIRD DECADE AHEAD ................................................................................. 61 IMPLEMENTATION OF AML / CFT IN MEMBER COUNTRIES: COUNTRY REPORTS .............. 63 Republic of Angola ............................................................................................................................................... 63 Republic of Botswana ......................................................................................................................................... 68 Kingdom of Eswatini ........................................................................................................................................... 72 Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia .................................................................................................... 79 Republic of Kenya ................................................................................................................................................. 82 Kingdom of Lesotho ............................................................................................................................................. 87 Republic of Madagascar..................................................................................................................................... 91 Republic of Malawi .............................................................................................................................................. 99 Republic of Mauritius.......................................................................................................................................103 Republic of Mozambique .................................................................................................................................112 4 ESAAMLG AT 20: LOOKING BACK AND LOOKING AHEAD Republic of Namibia ..........................................................................................................................................123 Republic of Rwanda ...........................................................................................................................................128 Republic of Seychelles .......................................................................................................................................137 Republic of South Africa ...................................................................................................................................141 United Republic of Tanzania ..........................................................................................................................144 Republic of Uganda ............................................................................................................................................148 Republic of Zambia ............................................................................................................................................155 Republic of Zimbabwe.......................................................................................................................................158 5 ESAAMLG AT 20: LOOKING BACK AND LOOKING AHEAD ESAAMLG MISSION, VISION AND GOALS Vision A strong and dynamic FATF Style Regional Body committed to eradicate money laundering and terrorist and proliferation financing in the Eastern and Southern Africa region. Mission To consolidate and sustain the combined efforts to combat money laundering and the financing of terrorism and proliferation of weapons of mass destruction in the Eastern and Southern Africa region through effective implementation of AML/CFT standards in all ESAAMLG member countries. Strategic Objectives 1. Effective Post Evaluation Implementation of AML/CFT measures in member countries; 2. Sustaining the evaluation and monitoring of ESAAMLG members’ compliance with the international standards against money laundering and terrorist and proliferation financing under a second round of mutual evaluations; 3. Increasing and sustaining the knowledge of money laundering and terrorist financing trends and techniques in the region in order to effectively contribute to regional and international AML/CFT policy formulation; 4. Expansion of ESAAMLG membership; 5. Strengthening regional and international cooperation among member countries; 6. Enhancing ESAAMLG’s cooperation and participation in AML/CFT regional and international initiatives; 7. Prioritizing and consolidating regional AML/CFT capacity building, training and awareness raising programmes; 8. Promoting the Implementation of AML/CFT measures and financial inclusion; 9. Consolidating the sustainability and efficiency of the Secretariat. 6 ESAAMLG AT 20: LOOKING BACK AND LOOKING AHEAD ACRONYMS AND ABBRIEVIATIONS AFI Alliance for Financial Inclusion AML/CFT Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism and Proliferation CDD Customer Due Diligence COMESA Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa COSUNs Cooperating Organisations and Supporting Nations EAC East African Community ESAAMLG Eastern and Southern Africa Anti-Money Laundering Group FATF Financial Action Task Force FIU Financial Intelligence Unit FUR Follow up Report FSRB FATF Styled Regional Body FT Financing of Terrorism GIZ Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (German International Cooperation for Development) ICRG International Cooperation Review Group IFF Illicit
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