Beneficial Ownership Transparency in Africa
Day 1
Webinar: High-level discussion on beneficial ownership transparency in Africa
Date: 19 May 2021
Time: 12:00 Abidjan | 14:00 Johannesburg | 14:00 Oslo | 15:00 Nairobi | 8:00 AM EDT
Duration: 90 minutes
Languages: English and French
Registration: Register to attend (open to the public)
Video recordings:
During the Open Gov Week 2021, Open Government Partnership (OGP) and the EITI convened leaders from government, civil society, public and private sectors for a high-level engagement on advancing beneficial ownership transparency in Africa.
These leaders shared best practice guidance on instituting beneficial ownership reform infrastructure to enhance its effectiveness and impact and ultimately mitigate corruption and mismanagement in the natural resource sector, as well as supporting governments in adapting to new challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic.
For more information, see the event concept note.
Day 2
Technical Roundtable: Advancing beneficial ownership disclosure in Africa
Date: 20 May 2021
Time: 10:00 Abidjan | 12:00 Johannesburg | 12:00 Oslo | 13:00 Nairobi | 6:00 AM EDT
Duration: 3 hours 30 mins (including interval breaks)
Languages: English and French
Registration: Upon invitation only
Video recordings:
- Plenary including Break out room 1 (English) (French)
- Break out room 2 (English) (French)
Relevant tool and resources:
- Principles for effective beneficial ownership disclosure
https://www.openownership.org/principles/ - Beneficial Ownership in Law: Definitions and Thresholds
https://www.openownership.org/principles/robust-definitions/ - Legal approaches to beneficial ownership transparency in EITI countries
https://eiti.org/document/legal-approaches-to-beneficial-ownership-transparency-in-eiti-countries - Guidance note 22 on how to plan for beneficial ownership disclosures
https://eiti.org/GN22 - Effective consultation processes for beneficial ownership transparency reform
https://www.openownership.org/uploads/open-ownership-effective-consultation-processes-for-bot.pdf - Guide to the model beneficial ownership declaration form for high quality data collection
https://eiti.org/document/beneficial-ownership-model-declaration-form - Policy briefing: Verification of beneficial ownership data
https://www.openownership.org/uploads/OpenOwnership%20Verification%20Briefing.pdf
Open Government Partnership (OGP), EITI and Open Ownership hosted a technical roundtable on beneficial ownership disclosure in Africa.
The technical roundtable brought together high-level technical officials within government agencies working on Beneficial Ownership disclosure, members of the national multi-stakeholder groups (MGS), national secretariats and implementers from EITI, OGP and Open Ownership countries to share best practices in developing legal provisions, improving data collection and management, ensuring quality assurance and encouraging data usage by stakeholders. The session took place during the OGP week and was preceded by a plenary session where high-level officials will champion BOT disclosure through commitments and engage in a panel discussion on the prospects and challenges of advancing BOT disclosure in Africa.
For more information, see the programme and concept note.
Questions?
Should you require any further information on either events, please feel free to contact the event coordinators:
- Ms Maureen Kariuki, maureen.kariuki@opengovpartnership.org
- Mr Edwin Wuadom Warden, ewarden@eiti.org
- Ms Louise Russell-Prywata, louise@openownership.org
