By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on RFI
The Financial Action Task Force has removed Ivory Coast and the Democratic Republic of the Congo from its grey list, covering countries subject to enhanced monitoring against money laundering. The FATF published the decision on 30 October after a meeting in Paris, RFI reports.
The FATF officially removed Ivory Coast from its grey list at its plenary meeting in Paris on 30 October 2026, ending 24 months of enhanced monitoring, according to Linfodrome, Ivoire Actu and Benin Web TV. 7info and Benin Web TV said the announcement was made by Minister Adama Coulibaly. The decision recognises implementation of Ivory Coast’s action plan.
🇨🇮 Ivory Coast · Source: L’Infodrome ·
The DRC was removed from the FATF grey list on 30 October 2026, after implementing 23 measures against money laundering, the financing of terrorism and proliferation, according to the Finance Ministry cited by Beto and Le Potentiel. Between 2022 and December 2025, about 540 inspections and 246 investigations led to nearly 100 prosecutions, 31 seizures and 13 confiscations. Le Potentiel values the assets involved at $46.75 million and reports that the government hopes the decision will strengthen financial confidence and investment.
🇨🇩 DR Congo · Source: Beto ·
Ivorian Finance Minister Adama Coulibaly calls for continued reforms to combat financial crime after Côte d’Ivoire’s removal from the FATF grey list. He says the decision will reduce the country’s reputational risk and facilitate transactions, according to the Ivorian Press Agency.
🇨🇮 Ivory Coast · Source: AIP ·
An investigation into suspected corruption and money laundering is targeting Ivory Coast’s Economic and Financial Criminal Division in Abidjan. The case comes after Ivory Coast was removed from the FATF grey list, according to Connection Ivoirienne, which relayed a report by a fellow outlet.
🇨🇮 Ivory Coast · Source: Connection Ivoirienne ·
Ouattara discusses Ivory Coast’s trade prospects with WTO chiefIvorian President Alassane Ouattara met the World Trade Organization’s director-general, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, in Geneva on 29 October 2026. They discussed Ivory Coast’s trade and economic prospects, according to L’Intelligent d’Abidjan.
Motorcycles banned at night in Saly until 14 NovemberAn order by the sub-prefect of Sindia bans all motorcycles from travelling at night in Saly Portudal, Ngaparou and Somone from 31 October to 14 November 2026, between 6pm and 7am. Exemptions require authorisation, with the measure justified by security for the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games, Leral reports.The week in Africa
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