MONROVIA, Liberia — Liberia Revenue Authority (LRA) Commissioner General James Dorbor Jallah has called for a coordinated national and regional response to illicit financial flows, urging institutions across Africa to strengthen efforts to trace suspicious transactions and recover assets linked to financial crimes.
Jallah made the call Tuesday in Monrovia during the opening of a regional training on asset recovery and illicit financial flows, organized by the Liberia Anti-Corruption Commission (LACC) in partnership with the African Union Advisory Board Against Corruption.
He said combating illicit financial activity requires stronger cooperation among revenue authorities, anti-corruption bodies, financial intelligence institutions, security agencies and law enforcement organizations.
According to Jallah, closer collaboration and timely exchange of financial intelligence can help investigators identify the movement of illicit funds, uncover beneficial ownership structures and pursue assets hidden through complex transactions.
He also emphasized the need to strengthen investigative capacity, particularly as financial crimes increasingly involve sophisticated networks and cross-border transactions.
Jallah urged participants to apply the knowledge gained from the training to improve investigations, enhance inter-agency coordination and support more effective asset recovery efforts in Liberia and across the continent.
The training forms part of broader efforts to build institutional capacity and strengthen Africa’s ability to prevent illicit financial flows and ensure that illegally acquired assets can be identified and recovered.
