Accra: The 2nd Extraordinary Meeting of the GIABA Ministerial Committee (GMC) concluded in Accra, Ghana with significant developments. The committee decided to allow the three Sahel countries that have withdrawn from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to join the Inter-Governmental Action Group against Money Laundering in West Africa (GIABA) as non-ECOWAS members.
According to African Press Organization, the ministers present at the meeting emphasized the importance of addressing regional insecurity collaboratively. This decision will be forwarded to the ECOWAS Council of Ministers and the Authority of Heads of State and Government for further consideration.
During the session, Nigeria’s Minister of Justice handed over the chairmanship of the GMC to the Minister of Finance of Sierra Leone, who takes over as the new Chair of the Committee.