Progress

Current status
in force
08 Jun 2023 in force
27 Jun 2014 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
Data protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
cross-cutting
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
central government
Implementation Level
bi- or plurilateral agreement

Timeline of events

08 Jun 2023
in force

African Union Convention on Cyber Security and Personal Data Protection including provisions on data protection regulation entered into force

On 8 June 2024, the African Union Convention on Cyber Security and Personal Data Protection entered into force. The Convention outlines principles for the lawful, fair, and transparent processing of personal data, ensuring that data is collected and…

Source
Event type treaty
Action type implementation
Government branch executive
Government body central government
27 Jun 2014
adopted

African Union adopted Convention on Cyber Security and Personal Data Protection including provisions on data protection regulation

On 27 June 2014, the African Union (AU) adopted the AU Convention on Cyber Security and Personal Data Protection. The Convention outlines principles for the lawful, fair, and transparent processing of personal data, ensuring that data is collected a…

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

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