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Navigating Africa’s data privacy frontier

Low angle shot of Central Bank of Nigeria Lagos business district, Lagos NIGERIA, April 8 2022.
Central Bank of Nigeria, Lagos business district. Photo: Tolu Owoeye/Getty Images

Kuda Hove, Bridget Mafusire

5 min read
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While the regulatory framework is currently fragmented, Africa holds a lot of unleashable potential.

The rise of data protection laws in Africa has been slow and steady over the past decade. UNCTAD reports that 76% of countries in Africa have enacted privacy and data protection laws. While the rise in mobile penetration rates has contributed to the rapid digitization of the economy in Africa, studies

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