Project profile — Anti-terrorist financing capacity building in East Africa

This project aims to mitigate the risks of money laundering and terrorism financing across East Africa, thereby reducing vulnerability to transnational threats posed by international terrorism. Project activities include: (1) delivering regional workshop and mentoring on identifying terrorist financing risks, responses and emerging threats; (2) delivering regional workshop and mentoring on developing financial evidence and domestic and international cooperation on terrorist financing cases; and (3) providing assistance and mentoring on how to implement the United National resolutions to counter terrorism.

The expected outcomes of this project include: (1) developed capacity of the country to investigate, prosecute and adjudicate terrorist financing cases; (2) improved domestic coordination on terrorist financing cases; and (3) increased international and regional cooperation on terrorist financing issues.

Results achieved at the end of the project (February 2019) include: (1) reached 117 participants through 4 technical assistance workshops; (2) organised a 4-day “train the trainers” workshop with 21 participants from 7 African countries; and (3) provided specific technical assistance to 5 countries in East Africa including Kenya, Mauritius, Swaziland, Tanzania and Uganda. The workshops increased participants’ ability to evaluate documents and other materials. Also, they enhanced their ability to carry out investigations.