ESAAMLG Working Group visits the UFA Secretariat
From 14-16 April 2015, the UFA secretariat hosted representatives from the Eastern and Southern Africa Anti-Money Laundering Group (ESAAMLG) Efficiency Scrutiny Working Group. ESAAMLG officials were:
1. Ms Fikile Zitha - South Africa, WG Co-Chair;
2. Mr Bheki Khumalo - Swaziland, WG Co-Chair;
3. Dr Abraham Sethibe - Botswana, WG Member;
4. Mr Jackson Kitili - Kenya, WG Member; and
5. Mr Joseph Jagada - Zimbabwe, ESAAMLG Secretariat.
Issues discussed included UFA structure and organisation, constitutional arrangements, financial management, associate membership in FATF, UFA areas of work and mutual evaluations and procedures.
ESAAMLG was established in 1999 and consists of 18 members in the Eastern and Southern Africa region. ESAAMLG is an observer in the UFA, and ESAAMLG members may attend UFA events by virtue of ESAAMLG’s associate member status in the FATF.
