The city of Saint-Louis hosted a workshop on Wednesday, November 19, 2025, dedicated to providing information and raising awareness about money laundering, terrorist financing, and the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. This meeting was part of a national campaign led by the National Coordination Committee for the Fight Against Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing, under the supervision of the National Financial Intelligence Processing Unit (CENTIF).

In his speech, the director of investigations at CENTIF, Madjibou Lèye, gave an enlightening overview.

According to him, between 2005 and 2025, the unit received 4,934 suspicious transaction reports (STRs), of which 3,228 are still being processed. During this period, 556 reports have already been forwarded to the courts, while in 2024, 68 cases were still under investigation and 1,083 were in the process of being closed.

According to him, these figures illustrate the importance of illicit financial flows in Senegal and the strong involvement of the banking sector, which accounts for 82.87% of the declarations.

The director of investigations explained that this national tour aims to strengthen collaboration with sector actors, clarify their due diligence and reporting obligations, and better equip them to deal with the risks associated with illicit financial activities.

The choice of Saint-Louis was not accidental, he explained. The region occupies a strategic position, marked by gas production, a major cultural and touristic importance, but also a key role in the departure of migrants to Europe irregularly.

Presiding over the meeting, the deputy governor in charge of administrative affairs, Sidy Guissé Diongue, noted that this tour covers all 14 regions of the country. Its objective: to bring national mechanisms closer to local realities, encourage the sharing of experiences, and enable each region to identify its specific risks in terms of money laundering and terrorist financing.

He welcomed the participatory nature of the approach, believing that it will allow economic operators, communities and institutional actors to better understand the mechanisms of financial transparency.

Reaffirming the State's commitment, Sidy Guissé Diongue assured the full support of administrative authorities and regional services. "The fight against money laundering and the financing of terrorism is a matter of sovereignty and national security," he reiterated, before renewing his willingness to strengthen cooperation between services and to support all training and awareness-raising activities aimed at public and private stakeholders in the North.