Progress

Current status
adopted
03 Feb 2022 adopted

Scope

Implementers
Algeria
Angola
Benin
Botswana
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cameroon
Cape Verde
Central African Republic
Chad
Comoros
Congo
Djibouti
DR Congo
Egypt
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Eswatini
Ethiopia
Gabon
Gambia
Ghana
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Ivory Coast
Kenya
Lesotho
Liberia
Libya
Madagascar
Malawi
Mali
Mauritania
Mauritius
Morocco
Mozambique
Namibia
Niger
Nigeria
Republic of the Sudan
Rwanda
Sao Tome & Principe
Senegal
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Somalia
South Africa
South Sudan
Tanzania
Togo
Tunisia
Uganda
Western Sahara
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Cybersecurity regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
cross-cutting
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
central government
Implementation Level
bi- or plurilateral agreement

Timeline of events

03 Feb 2022
adopted

African Union adopted Data Policy Framework including a guidance for cybersecurity regulations

On 3 February 2022, the African Union (AU) adopted the Data Policy Framework. The AU framework provides non-binding guidance for cybersecurity regulations, emphasising the need for national cybersecurity strategies to protect data, digital infrastru…

Source
Event type declaration
Action type adoption
Government branch executive
Government body central government

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