Bissau, Sept. 25 -- The Director General of the Inter-Governmental Action Group against Money Laundering in West Africa (GIABA), Dr. Edwin Harris Jr., has called on journalists across West Africa to enhance their reporting on money laundering and terrorist financing, warning that weak and inaccurate coverage undermines efforts to combat economic crimes in the region.

Speaking at the opening of a three-day Regional Training on Investigative Journalism in Economic and Financial Crimes in Bissau, Dr. Harris criticized what he described as poor coverage of Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) issues, including a lack of due diligence and, in some cases, misinformation.

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