With support from the GIZ Global IFF Program, the Asset Recovery Inter-Agency Network for Eastern Africa held its 6th Annual General on 30th April 2024. The Meeting started with the ARINEA Steering Group Meeting on 29th April and ended with training on 30th April 2024. During the training, ARINEA launched its In-Country structures in Ethiopia with over 25 different stakeholders present.
The main objective of the structures is to enhance collaboration between law enforcement agencies and institutions for purposes of informal sharing of information.
Partnerships
The meetings were attended by various partners of EAAACA including; AML-CFT ESCAY Project, UNODC_EA, Serious & Organised Crime Network Southern & East Africa.
During the meetings, the Asset Recovery Agency of Kenya was granted an observer status to ARINEA and agreed to collaborate with the World Bank and CIFAR.