The FATF, an international crime watchdog, recently added Kenya and Namibia to its ‘grey list’ due to insufficient measures against money laundering and terrorism financing. Kenya’s Treasury acknowledged the listing, expressing full commitment to implementing FATF’s action plan with minimal impact on financial stability. According to a FATF report, Kenya faces risks from terrorism financing flows, including those involving cryptocurrencies, attributed to various militant groups operating in the region. Namibia’s Financial Intelligence Centre warned of potential adverse effects on foreign direct investment resulting from its inclusion on the ‘grey list’.
By FCCT Editorial Team
, an independent military force, and allied militias in Sudan raped several dozen women and girls in West Darfur’s capital, El Geneina, and those fleeing to Chad between late April and late June 2023, Human Rights Watch said today. The assailants appear to have targeted people because of their Massalit ethnicity and, in some cases, because they were known activists.){kind=link}