The risk of money laundering and terrorist financing is high in Cameroon. According to the National Financial Investigation Agency (ANIF), between 2006 and 2017, more than 1,050 billion FCFA, approximately 1.8 billion dollars were laundered in Cameroon according to figures published during the first National Risk Assessment (ENR) of Money Laundering (BC) and Terrorist Financing (

This evaluation, which received technical support from the World Bank (WB), was carried out in compliance with the recommendations of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) in this area as well as the provisions of the regulation of the Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa (CEMAC) of 16 April 2016 on the prevention and repression of money laundering and the financing of terrorism. According to the report, the amounts in terms of money laundering are greater through embezzlement of public funds and corruption

The ANIF, which recorded nearly 5000 denunciations and registered 700 cases transferred to the judicial authorities in 2018, reports that this work has made it possible to identify threats, better understand vulnerabilities and assess the risk of money laundering and terrorist financing to which the country is exposed.

It appears that the level of risk of money laundering is higher in the banking, real estate, exchange offices, metals and precious stones traders, notaries, casinos and building materials sellers. For their part, money transfer companies, specialized financial institutions, art dealers, and non-profit organizations represent the second level of money laundering risk, while the securities market, the insurance sector, accountants and auditors, rental firms, and money transport companies constitute the third level of