The Eastern and Southern Africa Anti-Money Laundering Group (ESAAMLG), in collaboration with the Government of the Republic of Rwanda, will hold its 52^nd Task Force of Senior Officials, the 26^th Council of Ministers and the 9^th Public-Private Sector Dialogue (PPSD) meetings in Kigali, Rwanda from 31 August to 5 September 2026.

The Taskforce and Council of Ministers meetings will bring together Ministers, Senior government Officials, Financial Intelligence Units, Regulators, Law Enforcement Agencies, representatives of Cooperating and Supporting Nations and Organizations, and Development Partners.

The Taskforce Plenary meetings will focus on strategic and technical issues aimed at strengthening Anti Money Laundering, Counter Financing Terrorism and Proliferation Financing systems across the ESAAMLG Region and enhancing partnerships with international organizations, cooperating and supporting nations, and observer institutions. 

The Council of Ministers will consider recommendations from the Task Force Plenary and provide strategic policy direction on these and other matters. 

The 9^th PPSD will focus on the theme: “Digital Financial Services and Financial Inclusion: Balancing Innovation, Inclusion and Money Laundering/ Terrorist Financing Risk Mitigation”. PPSD will bring together the different public and private stakeholders. 

ESAAMLG is part of the FATF Global Network, working with partners around the world to strengthen the fight against Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing, Proliferation Financing and other financial crimes.