ESAAMLG logo ESAAMLGAnnual Meeting 2026
About

Eastern and Southern Africa
Anti-Money Laundering Group

A regional body coordinating the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing across Eastern and Southern Africa.

Established 1999
Member Jurisdictions 22
Secretariat Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Mandate FATF-style regional body
Who We Are

A Financial Action Task Force (FATF)-style regional body

ESAAMLG is the Financial Action Task Force (FATF)-style regional body for Eastern and Southern Africa, bringing together member jurisdictions, priority observer jurisdictions, and observer organisations to strengthen national and regional capacity to combat money laundering and the financing of terrorism. The Annual Meeting is the Group's principal governance event, comprising the Task Force of Senior Officials and the Council of Ministers.

Map of Eastern and Southern Africa with ESAAMLG member jurisdictions shown in their national flag colours
22 Member jurisdictions across Eastern and Southern Africa

Member Jurisdictions

ESAAMLG brings together the following member jurisdictions across Eastern and Southern Africa. Hover over a flag to see the country name.

Angola flagAngola
Botswana flagBotswana
Burundi flagBurundi
Democratic Republic of the Congo flagDemocratic Republic of the Congo
Eritrea flagEritrea
Eswatini flagEswatini
Ethiopia flagEthiopia
Kenya flagKenya
Lesotho flagLesotho
Madagascar flagMadagascar
Malawi flagMalawi
Mauritius flagMauritius
Mozambique flagMozambique
Namibia flagNamibia
Rwanda flagRwanda
Seychelles flagSeychelles
South Africa flagSouth Africa
South Sudan flagSouth Sudan
Tanzania flagTanzania
Uganda flagUganda
Zambia flagZambia
Zimbabwe flagZimbabwe
Governance

Meeting structure

The Annual Meeting is built around three core components, each with its own agenda and outcomes.

Task Force of Senior Officials

Technical plenary sessions bringing together senior officials from member and observer jurisdictions to review mutual evaluations, technical compliance and regional priorities.

Council of Ministers

The Council of Ministers Plenary is presided over by a Minister of Finance, Home/Internal Affairs, or Justice from the jurisdiction holding the ESAAMLG Presidency, supported by the Executive Secretary.

Public-Private Sector Dialogue (PPSD)

A dedicated dialogue bringing together the public and private sectors to discuss AML/CFT compliance, emerging risks and practical implementation challenges.

In Attendance

Who takes part

The main plenary is configured to seat ESAAMLG members and priority observer jurisdictions, the FATF President/Secretariat, and representatives of observer organisations, with public and media access to designated sessions.

ESAAMLG Member Jurisdictions

Core plenary participants, represented by country delegations.

Priority Observer Jurisdictions

Participate in plenary discussions per the ESAAMLG Strategic Plan.

FATF President / Secretariat

Present or represented in the core.

Observer Organisations

Active in dedicated observer roles.

ESAAMLG Secretariat

Coordinates the meeting agenda, briefings and chairing support.

Host Jurisdiction (Rwanda)

Further in-country coordination role.