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Mid-term evaluation of the project to strengthen the capacity to combat money laundering in West Africa (SAMWA)


Sector:
Governance, Justice & Human rights, Social & Economic Development
Evaluation and Monitoring
Area: Subsaharan Africa
Country: Senegal
Period: 2017
Client: EC - EuropeAid
Framework contract: FWC BENEF 2013 - LOT 7: Governance and Home Affairs
Amount: € 47.226

The West African authorities, in particular the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the Intergovernmental Action Group against Money Laundering in West Africa (GIABA), have asked the European Union to support the strengthening of their capacity to combat money laundering and the financing of terrorism (ML/FT).

The SAMWA (Strengthening Anti-Money Laundering capacities in West Africa) project, financed by the 10th European Development Fund (EU contribution of € 3 million out of a total amount of € 3.6 million) focuses on strengthening preventive and law enforcement capacities in fifteen West African GIABA member countries.

The specific objectives of the SAMWA project are :

  1. To support the establishment by GIABA and its Member States of anti-money laundering systems that are in conformity with international standards.
  2. To support Financial Intelligence Units (FIUs) in their process of joining the Egmont Group, a global network of 140 FIUs that aims to improve international cooperation in AML/CFT through exchanges, training and sharing of experiences.

The project, organized in three components, seeks to achieve these objectives by (a) enhancing the effectiveness of FIUs and reporting authorities, (b) strengthening the capacity of law enforcement and judicial bodies to investigate cases of money laundering and recover illicit assets and (c) increasing public awareness and political commitment to combat money laundering more effectively.

The overall objective of the present project is to contribute to the achievement of the expected results and objectives of the Anti-Money Laundering Capacity Building Project.

The specific objective is to provide West African and European stakeholders with an independent and substantiated mid-term assessment of the project's relevance and performance:

  • Paying particular attention to the implementation stage of the project in relation to the objectives set;
  • Identifying lessons learned and proposing recommendations for improving performance at the end of implementation, and for future support being formulated.


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