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# Africa — DPA directory entries for this region.
# Tables are rendered via {< dpa-directory-table region="africa" >}.

title: Africa
table_class: table-africa
caption: "Data Protection Authority Directory (Africa)"
entries:
  - region: Egypt
    law:
      name: "Personal Data Protection Law No. 151/2020"
      url: https://pdpc.gov.eg/assets/pdf-data/PDPL%20no.%20151%20of%202020%20(ar).pdf
    abbreviation: PDPL
    dpa:
      name: "Personal Data Protection Center (PDPC)"
      url: https://pdpc.gov.eg
    contact: TBA
    complaint: TBA
  - region: Ghana
    law:
      name: "Data Protection Act of 2012"
      url: https://dataprotection.org.gh/for-individuals/
    abbreviation: "Act 843"
    dpa:
      name: "Data Protection Commission (DPC)"
      url: https://dataprotection.org.gh/
    contact:
      label: "Contact Page"
      url: https://dataprotection.org.gh/contact/
    complaint:
      label: "Complaint Link"
      url: https://dataprotection.org.gh/file-a-complaint/
  - region: Kenya
    law:
      name: "Data Protection Act, 2019"
      url: https://www.odpc.go.ke/data-protection-laws-kenya/
    abbreviation: "The Act"
    dpa:
      name: "Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (ODPC)"
      url: https://www.odpc.go.ke/
    contact:
      label: "Contact Page"
      url: https://www.odpc.go.ke/contact-us/
    complaint:
      label: "Complaint Link"
      url: https://cie.odpc.go.ke/
  - region: Morocco
    law:
      name: "Law No. 09-08 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data"
      url: https://www.cndp.ma/loi-09-08/
    abbreviation: "Law 09-08"
    dpa:
      name: "National Commission for the Protection of Personal Data (CNDP)"
      url: https://www.cndp.ma
    contact:
      label: "Contact Page"
      url: https://www.cndp.ma/contact/
    complaint:
      label: "Complaint Link"
      url: https://www.cndp.ma/deposer-une-plainte/
  - region: Nigeria
    law:
      name: "Nigeria Data Protection Act"
      url: https://ndpc.gov.ng/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/NDP-ACT-GAID-2025-MARCH-20TH.pdf
    abbreviation: NDP
    dpa:
      name: "Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC)"
      url: https://ndpc.gov.ng/
    contact:
      label: "Contact Page"
      url: https://ndpc.gov.ng/contact/
    complaint:
      label: "Complaint Link"
      url: https://services.ndpc.gov.ng/breach/
  - region: Senegal
    law:
      name: "Loi n° 2008-12 du 25 janvier 2008 portant protection des données à caractère personnel"
      url: https://stcc-ssi.sn/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/protection-des-donnees-personnelles.pdf
    abbreviation: "Loi no. 2008-12"
    dpa:
      name: "Commission de Protection des Données Personnelles (CDP)"
      url: https://www.cdp.sn/
    contact:
      label: "Contact Page"
      url: https://www.cdp.sn/contact
    complaint:
      label: "Complaint Link"
      url: https://www.cdp.sn/plainte
  - region: "South Africa"
    law:
      name: "Protection of Personal Information Act, 2013"
      url: https://inforegulator.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/PROTECTION-OF-PERSONAL-INFORMATION-ACT-4-OF-2013.pdf
    abbreviation: POPIA
    dpa:
      name: "Information Regulator"
      url: https://inforegulator.org.za/
    contact:
      label: "Contact Page"
      url: https://inforegulator.org.za/contact-us/
    complaint:
      label: "Complaint Link"
      url: https://inforegulator.org.za/complaints/
  - region: Tanzania
    law:
      name: "Personal Data Protection Act"
      url: https://www.pdpc.go.tz/media/media/THE_PERSONAL_DATA_PROTECTION_ACT.pdf
    abbreviation: '-'
    dpa:
      name: "Personal Data Protection Commission (PDPC)"
      url: https://www.pdpc.go.tz/en/
    contact:
      label: "Contact Page"
      url: https://www.pdpc.go.tz/en/data-alliance/alliances/
    complaint:
      label: "Complaint Link"
      url: https://dataprotection.pdpc.go.tz/complaint-form-one
  - region: Tunisia
    law:
      name: "Organic Act n° 2004-63 of July 27th 2004 on the protection of personal data"
      url: https://www.inpdp.tn/ressources/loi_2004.pdf
    abbreviation: "Organic Act No. 2004-63"
    dpa:
      name: "National Authority for Protection of Personal Data (INPDP)"
      url: https://www.inpdp.tn/
    contact:
      label: "Contact Page"
      url: https://www.inpdp.tn/contact.html
    complaint:
      label: "Complaint Link"
      url: https://www.inpdp.tn/Formulaires.html