President Yoweri Museveni has called for enhanced vigilance in combatting financial crimes, particularly Money laundering and Terrorism financing observing that the criminals are constantly adapting new methods.

The Financial Intelligence Authority (FIA) has become aware of fraudulent websites that are illegally advertising a fake prequalification notice under the FIA’s name and soliciting payments for bid documents

Uganda is proud to be hosting the 49th Eastern and Southern Africa Anti-Money Laundering Group (ESAAMLG) Task Force of Senior Officials Meeting, a key gathering of regional financial intelligence stakeholders aimed at strengthening collaboration in the fight against money laundering (ML), terrorist financing (TF), and other financial crimes.

On December 20, 2024, we proudly announced the inauguration of our fourth Board of Directors, tasked with steering the FIA toward achieving greater operational and strategic goals. The board comprises distinguished professionals.

Uganda’s experts in the fight against financial crimes have launched a process of conducting a year-long Anti-Money Laundering/Countering Financing of Terrorism and Combating Proliferation Financing (AML/CFT/CPF) self-assessment/evaluation for the country.