The is a communique of a workshop attended by representatives from government bodies, civil society, the private sector and media from Ghana, Kenya and Nigeria .Running under the theme; Supporting new beneficial ownership transparency champions in Ghana, Kenya and Nigeria, the meeting attended by approximately ten international experts shared expertise on relevant issues such as beneficial ownership registers, extractives, open data, open contracting and procurement, tax and illicit financial flows.The workshop was held within the framework of a Transparency International’s project aimed at supporting the realization of commitments made by the governments of Ghana, Kenya and Nigeria at the UK Anti-Corruption Summit in May 2016 on establishing public beneficial ownership registers.It discussed the extent of the challenges posed to Africa by non-disclosure of Beneficial Ownership Information of companies and heard that hana, Kenya, Nigeria and different parts of the world are making efforts towards establishing legal systems that collect and publish crucial corporate informationa s well as coming up with recommendations.
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