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Examine the theoretical and institutional mechanisms governing inter-agency collaboration within Financial Intelligence Units following FATF greylisting in Nigeria and Kenya.

July 7, 2026Journal of Economic CriminologyOpen Access

Inter-agency collaborations and the governance of financial intelligence in Nigeria and Kenya

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Examine the theoretical and institutional mechanisms governing inter-agency collaboration within Financial Intelligence Units following FATF greylisting in Nigeria and Kenya.
Comparative institutional analysis of Financial Intelligence Unit operations and anti-money laundering frameworks in Nigeria (greylisted 2023) and Kenya (greylisted 2024).
Application of theoretical frameworks evaluating the political work of trust, bureaucratic entanglements, and asymmetric power structures across regulatory bodies.
Identifies a systemic deficit in domestic inter-agency information sharing and joint enforcement operations as a primary driver of multilateral greylisting.
Demonstrates that technical compliance with global mandates fails without institutional interventions that resolve bureaucratic rivalries and power imbalances.

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Policy analysis uncovers structural barriers to financial intelligence sharing in African economies, suggesting trust and power dynamics dictate regulatory success.

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Malala et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a77b3a5f6b553d308aead94 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jeconc.2026.100234

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Policy analysis uncovers structural barriers to financial intelligence sharing in African economies, suggesting trust and power dynamics dictate regulatory success.

Inter-agency collaborations and the governance of financial intelligence in Nigeria and Kenya

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Inter-agency collaborations and the governance of financial intelligence in Nigeria and Kenya

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