DR Congo leaves FATF grey list after 23 reforms
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Beto
DR Congo has been removed from the Financial Action Task Force’s grey list after implementing 23 measures against money laundering, terrorist financing and proliferation. The Congolese Ministry of Finance attributed the progress to the mobilisation of the government, judicial authorities and financial institutions, according to its statement.
The Democratic Republic of the Congo has been removed from the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) grey list after implementing 23 actions set out in its reform plan against money laundering, terrorist financing and the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. The Ministry of Finance announced the decision on Friday 30 October 2026 and presented it as a step forward for the country’s international financial credibility.
The reforms covered the legal framework, risk-based supervision, the operational capacity of the National Financial Intelligence Unit (CENAREF), financial investigations and criminal prosecutions. They also strengthened the seizure and confiscation of criminal assets, the implementation of targeted financial sanctions, and national and international cooperation, according to the Ministry of Finance.
Between 2022 and December 2025, supervisory authorities carried out around 540 off-site and on-site inspections. Of 246 investigations conducted, judicial authorities initiated nearly 100 prosecutions, which resulted in 31 seizures and 13 confiscations of assets of criminal origin, according to data provided by the Ministry of Finance.
