Privacy and personal data protection in Africa
Advocacy toolkit

The toolkit is a guide to engage with, advocate for, and inform policymakers on data protection and privacy in Africa. It can also be used as a manual by trainers in the understanding of data protection and privacy for various actors.

Civil society in the digital age in Africa: identifying threats and mounting pushbacks

This report documents the threats to civil society in the digital age by examining the legislative and regulatory framework in four countries in Africa: Egypt, Sierra Leone, Uganda and Zambia

Proactive Disclosure of Information and Elections in South Africa

This report evaluates how key stakeholders in the electoral process in South Africa fared in terms of proactive disclosure of information before, during and after the national and provincial elections held on 8 May 2019.

The digital rights landscape in southern Africa

In January 2022, the CHR commissioned a study on digital rights in Southern Africa with the objective to assess the status of digital rights in the sub-region. The foundational instrument for this research is the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights, with a focus on article 9, which provides for the right to freedom of expression and access to information.

Declaration of FoE and ATI

English

Declaration of FoE and ATI

French

Declaration of FoE and ATI

Portuguese

Declaration of FoE and ATI

Arabic

Model Law on ATI in Africa

Prepared by the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR).

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Guidelines on Access to Information and Elections in Africa

Prepared by the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR).

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