Strengthening Personal Data Protection
in Africa: Toward a Harmonized and Efficient System

Autorité de Protection des Données à Caractère Personnel (ADPD)

The Autorité de Protection des Données à caractère Personnel – APDP is responsible for ensuring the protection of personal data and p

Commission de l’Informatique et des Libertés (CIL)

The Commission de l’Informatique et des Libertés (CIL) is an independent administrative authority created by Law No 01 0-2004/AN of 20 April 2004.

Commission for the Protection of Personal Data (CDP)

The Commission de Protection des Données Personnelles (CDP) is an Independent Administrative Authority (AAI ) established by law no. 2008-12 of 25 ja

Commission Nationale de Contrôle de Protection des Données à Caractère Personnel (CNDP)

The Commission Nationale de contrôle de la protection des Données à caractère personnel (CNDP) was created by law n°09-08 of February 18, 2009 relating to the protection of personal data.

Data Protection Commission (DPC)

The Data Protection Commission (DPC) is an independent statutory body established under the Data Protection Act 2012 (ar

Data Protection Office (DPO)

A public office under the aegis of the Ministry of Technology, Communication and Innovation. In operation since February 2009, the date on which it joined the Group.

French-speaking association of personal data protection authorities (AFAPDP)

Created in Montreal in September 2007, in conjunction with the 29th International Conference of Data Protection and Privacy Commissioners, the AF

Haute Autorité de Protection des Données à caractère Personnel (HAPDP)

The HAPDP is an independent administrative authority responsible for ensuring that the processing of personal data complies with the law.

Information regulator

The Information Regulator (South Africa ) is an independent body set up under section 39 of Act 4 on the protection of personal information.

National Authority for the Protection of Personal Data (ANPDP )

When processing personal data, the ANPDP ensures that human dignity and privacy are respected. It is an ” administrative authority

National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA)

The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) is committed to implementing the national policy for the information economy.

Network of African Data Protection Authorities (NADPA/RAPDP)

The Network of African Data Protection Authorities Personal Data Protection Authorities (NADPA/RAPDP) was created in Ouagadougou in September 2016, on the sidelines of the Forum af

Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (ODPC)

The mandate of the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner derives from the Data Protection Act 2019 and includes the following elements

Personal Data Protection Authority (PDPA)

The Personal Data Protection Authority (PDPA) is responsible for ensuring that information technology serves citizens and that it

Smart Africa

Smart Africa is a bold and innovative commitment by Africa’s heads of state and government to accelerate the country’s socio-economic development.

Data Protection Agency (DPA)

Registered office: Angola

Address:

Angola

Telephone:

+244 937 930 788

Email :

info@apd.ao

Dear citizen,

Welcome to the DPA Portal, the main objective of which is to guarantee, at the click of a button, open and simple communication on the protection of personal data.

We provide citizens with up-to-date legal information on their rights and advice on how to exercise them. rights and advice on how to exercise them.

For public and private entities responsible for processing personal data, we make available, at the online counter of this portal, agile tools for notifying registration and authorisation of personal data processing, as well as other legal obligations in this area.

What’s more, you’ll be able to you can follow our day-to-day activities and access opinion articles and explanatory videos on the wide variety of contexts in which personal data protection is used.

Lastly, you’ll find our contacts where you can express your doubts, concerns, complaints and contributions, with the certainty that you’ll be contacted by our team as soon as possible.

Staying connected.

Together for a more dignified and free society,

MARIA DAS DORES JÉSUS CORREIA PINTO

PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

A LASPAD program

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