Eastern and Southern Africa Anti-Money Laundering Group (ESAAMLG) regional workshop on the transparency of beneficial owners of legal entities and legal structures

Madagascar participated in the Eastern and Southern Africa Anti-Money Laundering Group (ESAAMLG) regional workshop on the transparency of beneficial owners of legal entities and structures, held from April 21 to 23, 2026, in Cape Town, South Africa.

The country was represented by the hashtags #SAMIFIN and #RCS.

Supported by SecFin Africa, this workshop enabled member countries to strengthen their knowledge on:
🔹 developments in international standards relating to beneficial owner transparency;

🔹 risk assessment related to legal entities and structures;

🔹 mechanisms to ensure rapid access to accurate and up-to-date information on beneficial owners;

🔹 the use of the ESAAMLG toolkit for risk assessment.

This participation is of particular importance to Madagascar, which is currently engaged in the effective implementation of beneficial ownership registers. These registers are an essential tool for preventing the misuse of legal entities for money laundering, terrorist financing, and proliferation financing.

Furthermore, SAMIFIN - FIU Madagascar publicly presented its report on the risk assessment of the misuse of legal entities on May 7th.