As global leaders concluded the historic G20 Summit held for the first time on African soil in Johannesburg, key discussions around inequality, transparency, and international cooperation took center stage. In a new op-ed published in BusinessDay, the Executive Director of the African Center for Governance, Asset Recovery, and Sustainable Development, Juliet Ibekaku-Nwagwu, joined Brook Horowitz and Moira Campbell to reflect on how the G20 can drive bold actions to close inequality gaps by strengthening anticorruption systems and accelerating asset recovery efforts.
The article highlights four critical commitments the G20 must embrace to build a fairer global financial system: strengthening transparency on beneficial ownership, regulating professional service providers, deepening cross-border cooperation on asset recovery, and integrating anticorruption reforms across tax, climate, and debt priorities.
As Africa continues to lose billions of dollars annually to illicit financial flows, the Johannesburg summit offers a decisive moment to align global commitments with concrete action. This commentary reinforces the African Center’s ongoing work to promote transparency, curb corruption, and champion equitable financial governance across the continent.
👉 Read the full article here: The G20 opportunity — building transparency and accountability for a more equitable future.
