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Ecosystem and mapping of players in Senegal
Mapping of Senegalese civil society players who took part in Programme studies
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Ecosystem of personal data protection stakeholders in Senegal
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Mapping personal data protection laws and authorities in Africa:
1. African countries with or without a personal data protection law
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2. Countries with a data protection law and authority, and those with a law but no authority
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Comparative analysis of the distribution of African countries with data protection legislation: regional and linguisticapproaches
1. Comparative analysis by African region
List of countries by region (with a data protection law ) :
North Africa
- 1. Morocco
- 2. Algeria
- 3. Tunisia
- 4. Egypt
West Africa
- 1. Cape Verde
- 2. Mauritania
- 3. Senegal
- 4. Mali
- 5. Guinea
- 6. Sierra Leone
- 7. Burkina Faso
- 8. Ivory Coast
- 9. Ghana
- 10. Togo
- 11. Benin
- 12. Nigeria
- 12. Niger
East Africa
- 1. Ethiopia
- 2. Somalia
- 3. Kenya
- 4. Ouganda
- 5. Rwanda
- 6. Tanzania
- 7. Malawi
- 8. Seychelles
- 9. Maurice
Central Africa
- 1. Cameroon
- 2. Equatorial Guinea
- 3. Gabon
- 4. Republic of Congo
- 5. Democratic Republic of Congo
Southern Africa
- 1. Zambia
- 2. Zimbabwe
- 3. Botswana
- 4. Eswatini
- 5. Lesotho
- 6. South Africa
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2. Comparative analysis according to linguistic criteria
List of countries by language group (with a data protection law ) :
French speaking
English speaking
Lusophone
Arabic speaking
Statistics by language group:
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Summary of results:
Breakdown of countries by region:
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Breakdown of countries by language group:
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Comparative analysis of the distribution of African countries with a data protection law and authority according to regional and linguistic criteria
1. Comparative analysis by African region
List of countries by region (with a data protection law and authority )
North Africa
West Africa
East Africa
Central Africa
Southern Africa
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2. Comparative analysis according to linguistic criteria
List of countries by language group (with a data protection law and authority )
French speaking
English speaking
Lusophone
Arabic speaking
Statistics by language group:
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Summary of results:
Breakdown of countries by region:
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Breakdown of countries by language group:
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Conclusion :
- RegionallyWest Africa has the highest number of countries with a law and a protection authority (32,3%), followed by Southern Africa (25.8%).
- Linguisticallycountries French-speaking countriesdominate , with 44% of countries having a protection authority, closely followed by the English-speaking countries(40%).
Portuguese Portuguese-speaking countriesand Arabic speakersremain in the minority in terms of established authorities.
Comparative analysis of African countries without personal data protection legislation: Regional and linguistic perspectives
Analysis by region
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Analysis by linguistic criteria
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Statistical summary:
- Regional breakdown:
- West Africa has the highest number of lawless countries (5 countries, 35.7%).
- North Africa has the fewest (1 country, 7.1%).
- Language distribution:
- English-speaking countries dominate this list with 6 countries (42.9%).
- Portuguese-speaking countries are the least represented , with only 1 country (7.14%).
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