As Africa’s financial systems expand and digitize, regional experts warn that illicit financial flows, money-laundering risks, and terror-financing activities are increasingly threatening economic stability and undermining integration efforts across the continent.

In response, AFRACAD, in partnership with the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN), is convening a high-level advocacy dialogue aimed at strengthening the continent’s defenses against these emerging threats.

Scheduled for Tuesday, 2 December 2025, the session —“Combating Financial Crimes and Emerging Threats: Strengthening the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter Financing of Terrorism Framework across the African Region”—will bring together leading compliance specialists, legal scholars, and regulatory practitioners.

The dialogue will examine the structural drivers of financial crime, evaluate the effectiveness of current Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (CFT) frameworks, and set out actionable strategies for improving detection, reporting practices, cross-border enforcement, and institutional resilience.

This conversation is expected to strengthen awareness, deepen regulatory alignment, drive innovation, and reinforce continental resilience against financial crime, according to a statement issued by the African Export–Import Bank.

Organizers say the objective is to move beyond awareness and toward continent-wide solutions that match the speed and sophistication of today’s financial threats.