Africa Data Talk (ADT) is the independent media outlet that turns compliance, cybersecurity, data protection and AI into visual analysis you can use straight away.
A complete executive tool for DPOs, lawyers and CISOs. Filter by region to review the 45 reference laws, the data protection authorities (DPAs) and the regulatory specifics of each country.
Act on the protection of natural persons
Lei da Protecção de Dados Pessoais
Book V of the Digital Code
Data Protection Act 2018
ARCOD Act & Act No. 001-2021/AN
Data Protection Act
Lei de Proteção de Dados Pessoais
Data Protection Act 2024 / Cybercrime Act 2010
Electronic communications & data Act
Act on the protection of personal data
Information Society Act
Personal Data Protection Act
Data Protection Act
Information Society Act
Personal Data Protection Law
Data Protection Act 2022
Personal Data Protection Proclamation
Personal Data Protection Act
Data Protection & Privacy Act
Data Protection Act 2012
Cybersecurity & Data Act
Data Protection Act 2019
Data Protection Act 2012
Act on the protection of personal data
Data Protection Act 2023
Personal Data Protection Act
Information Society Act
Data Protection Act 2017
Protection of natural persons
Personal Data Protection Act
Nigeria Data Protection Act
Law on Personal Data Protection
Lei de Proteção de Dados Pessoais
Personal Data Act
Data Protection Act 2023
Data Protection Act 2023
Data Protection Act 2023
Protection of Personal Information Act
Personal Data Protection Act 2022
Act on the protection of personal data
Act on personal data
Data Protection & Privacy Act
Congolese Digital Code
Data Protection Act 2021
Cyber Security & Data Protection Act
On a continent in full digital acceleration, regulations are multiplying yet remain largely unknown. Africa Data Talk (ADT) is the bridge between the legal rigour of GRC compliance and the agility that tech leaders, DPOs and CISOs need.
"Compliance and cybersecurity should no longer be seen as brakes, but as the indispensable passport to African digital sovereignty."
Interviews and debates with the people shaping regulation, security and AI in Africa.
A rapid breakdown of the incident, what it means for African public administrations and the safeguards to activate right now.
How to move from legal theory to the concrete application of the principles.
Flip through our concise decks, built for your LinkedIn feed and your executive committees.
Financial losses doubled to $484M, deepfakes on the rise and banking KYC controls bypassed.
Inside the first autonomous AI intrusion incident and what it means for African fintechs.
The shift to hard law in Kenya, Angola, Ghana and Nigeria, plus sovereignty models such as 'GPT Cameroon'.
Safaricom M-Pesa integration, market access for over 1M young investors and managing bubble risk.
A single regulator for media, telecoms & data, with power to issue binding AI rules directly.
The 24 July 2026 circular. Three GRC challenges analysed: sovereign data centres, APDP compliance & evidential value.
1,500+ decision-makers gathered. Taking stock of the Benin–Côte d'Ivoire alliance & what VC funds now demand on cybersecurity.
Formal adoption at the Lungi Summit. A directive on cyber trust & new DPO/CISO obligations.
Data centres (Tier I to IV), cloud, fintechs and Big Tech: the new official rates & DGRAD penalties.
The Nexus AI Factory project ($1.2bn / 500 MW), 100% renewable power, the 2Africa cable and the Morocco Digital 2030 vision.
A UNESCO, EU and Nigerian Government partnership feeding the national AI strategy and training ECOWAS judges.
The cyber-resilience bill: designating essential operators, CSIRT reporting, system approval and penalties for executives.
Autopsy of a market sabotage: an attack 24 hours before the $327M BODIVA listing, the impact on card payments & banks, and the urgent need for a critical-operator framework.
The ANSSI-BF campaign: 1,460 platforms mapped, penetration tests on government portals and a "Security by Design" doctrine.
Expert coverage built around three pillars that matter to African decision-makers.
Breaking down the news on governance, risk management and compliance across the continent's cybersecurity activity.
Threat analysis, critical infrastructure protection and business recovery on the continent after a cyberattack.
Algorithmic governance, sovereign LLMs, emerging legal frameworks and the fight against malicious uses of AI.