The Center for Public Integrity (Public Integrity Center, CIP), in collaboration with the Partnership for African Social and Governance Research (PASGR) and the “Action for Empowerment and Accountability” (A4EA) of the Institute for Development Studies (IDS) at the University of Sussex (United Kingdom), organized an International Conference on Governance in the Extractive Sector. The conference which was attended by 91 participants (66 men and 25 women) served as a platform for researchers, senior managers, policymakers, practitioners, activists, private companies and community-based organizations to exchange experiences regarding research on the relationship between information disclosure, accountability , governance and even growth.