The National Assessment of Terrorist Financing Risks report shows that the country has made great strides in responding to the current challenges posed by terrorist attacks. However, it emphasises that some measures are still needed to combat the financing of these activities more precisely.
“Although Mozambique has made great strides in responding and adapting legislation to the current challenges posed by terrorism, it is still pertinent to combine efforts to improve strategic policies to combat terrorist financing,” it says.
According to the government document, published by Lusa, there is still a lot of work to be done in terms of controlling strategic goods, and it is necessary to map the companies, public and private entities that deal with such goods, as well as controlling their circulation and commercialisation.
“It’s also a challenge to control immigration, the effectiveness of international and domestic co-operation, law enforcement and the training of legal institution staff to implement the measures. In general terms, Mozambique is at an average stage in the implementation and improvement of its capacity to combat terrorist financing,” he emphasised.
Meanwhile, the report makes several recommendations, such as the creation of a code that brings together all customs matters, the approval of a law that instructs on the control and tracking of all strategic assets and the equipping of investigative agencies with personnel.
“There is a need to improve patrols at all borders, especially land and sea borders. Legislation on preventing and combating trafficking in human beings needs to be updated, as well as continuous training and education for customs officials, migration on financing terrorism and related crimes, and massive training for magistrates in matters relating to the investigation and prosecution of this type of crime,” the report suggests.
