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To date 41 out of 56 African counties have data protection laws and/or regulations. Compare how different jurisdictions regulate key data protection issues - including cross-border data transfers, direct marketing, sensitive data, definitions of personal data, and what “processing” really means in practice.

Click on the card to access the country fact-sheets and laws (where applicable). Keep checking DataHub’s LinkedIn page for updates to this page.

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MAPPING 55 COUNTRIES | 41 DATA PROTECTION LAWS

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Country Fact Sheets & Laws