High-Level Summary of the Ethiopian personal data protection law is officially known as Proclamation No. 1321/2024, titled "Personal Data Protection Proclamation," and it entered into force on 24th July 2024

With Official Translation

• Definition of Personal Data
• Definition of Sensitive Personal Data
• Registration of Data Controllers and Processors
• Whether Data Protection Officers Must Be Appointed by Organisations
• Meaning of Processing
• Data Transfer
• Data Security
• Breach Notification
• Enforcement
• Electronic Marketing
• Malabo Convention:
• Constitutional Right to Privacy:

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