Last updated: 7 November 2026Welcome to the website of the Inter-Governmental Action Group against Money Laundering in West Africa (GIABA). These terms of use set out the rules that apply to anyone who visits or uses this website. Please read them carefully.
1. Purpose and acceptance
These terms govern access to the GIABA website and the use of its content and services: reading news and publications, downloading documents, the contact form, newsletter subscription, applications in response to vacancy notices and responses to invitations to tender.By browsing the website, you accept these terms without reservation. If you do not accept them, please do not use the website.2. Website publisher
The website is published by the GIABA Secretariat, a specialised institution of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) responsible for combating money laundering and terrorist financing in West Africa.- Address: Yoff Aourar, Ngor Diarama Hotel road, Dakar, Senegal
- Telephone: +221 33 859 18 18
- Email: secretariat@giaba.org
- Publication director: the Director General of GIABA
3. Status of GIABA
GIABA is an intergovernmental institution. Nothing in these terms may be interpreted as an express or implied waiver of the privileges and immunities enjoyed by GIABA and ECOWAS under the applicable treaties, headquarters agreements and other legal instruments.4. Access to the website
The website is accessible free of charge, from anywhere, to anyone with internet access. Connection and equipment costs are borne by the user.GIABA endeavours to ensure continuous access to the website but cannot guarantee it. Access may be suspended, restricted or interrupted at any time, in particular for maintenance, updates or security reasons, without notice or compensation.5. Content and liability
The information published on the website (news, press releases, mutual evaluation reports, typology studies, reference documents) is provided for general information purposes. GIABA takes care to ensure that it is accurate and regularly updated, but cannot guarantee that it is complete, free from errors or suited to a particular situation.GIABA cannot be held liable for any direct or indirect damage resulting from the use of the website, the inability to access it or the use of the information it contains. Users are responsible for taking all necessary measures to protect their equipment and data, in particular against computer viruses.6. Official documents
Only documents adopted by GIABA’s statutory bodies (the Ministerial Committee and the Technical Commission meeting in Plenary) are authoritative. Summaries, presentations and extracts published on the website are for information only.The summary of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) Recommendations provided on the website does not replace the official text published by the FATF, which alone is authoritative.7. Vacancy notices and invitations to tender
Vacancy notices, calls for applications and invitations to tender published on the website are governed by the conditions specific to each notice: eligibility criteria, documents to be provided, deadline and submission arrangements. In the event of any discrepancy, the conditions of the notice prevail over these terms.Beware of fraud: GIABA never charges fees at any stage of a recruitment process or tender. Any request for payment made in GIABA’s name must be considered fraudulent and reported to the Secretariat.8. Intellectual property
All content on the website (texts, photographs, videos, graphics, maps, documents and layout) is the property of GIABA or of their respective authors and is protected by the applicable intellectual property rules.GIABA publications may be reproduced, quoted and distributed free of charge for information, teaching or research purposes, provided that the source (“GIABA”) is acknowledged and their meaning is not altered. Any commercial use requires the prior written authorisation of the Secretariat.9. Name, logo and emblem
GIABA’s name, acronym, logo and emblem may not be used without the prior written authorisation of the Secretariat. Their use must in no way imply a partnership with, support from or endorsement by GIABA. The logos of partner and observer organisations shown on the website remain the property of those organisations.10. Hyperlinks
The website contains links to third-party websites: partner organisations, Member States, international institutions and social networks. These links are provided to make it easier to find information. GIABA has no control over these websites and accepts no responsibility for their content, availability or personal data practices.Links to the home page of the website may be created freely, provided that they open in a new window and do not harm GIABA’s image.11. User obligations
Users undertake to use the website fairly and for its intended purpose. In particular, they shall not:- interfere with the operation, security or integrity of the website;
- attempt to gain unauthorised access to its systems or data;
- use the forms for unlawful, abusive or advertising purposes or to transmit malicious content;
- collect data published on the website by automated means for commercial purposes.