Privacy in Africa What’s Changing and What Comes Next E163
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The episode discusses the evolving landscape of privacy in Africa with expert Ridwan Oloyede.
In this episode of the FIT4Privacy Podcast, privacy expert Punit Patia welcomes Ridwan Oloyede to the Fit4Privacy podcast to discuss how privacy is perceived and evolving across Africa. KEY MOMENTS 01:38 – State of Africa Privacy Overview 03:25 – Laws Across Countries 05:18 – State of Compliance 09:04 – AI Reshaping Regulation 14:12 – Africa Privacy state in next 5-7 years 16:23 – Contact Information Ridwan explains that many African constitution's guarantee privacy rights and that, since 2001, data protection laws have expanded to dozens of countries, typically through omnibus statutes plus sector-specific and regional rules. They discuss compliance maturity, noting increasing local compliance requirements (such as registration and transfer authorizations), growing enforcement activity, and emerging litigation models that vary by country. The conversation also covers rapid growth in AI governance, including national AI strategies and policies, proposed AI-specific and emerging-technology legislation, amendments to data protection laws to address AI, and actions by regulators such as moratoriums and guidance on facial recognition and biometrics. ⸻ ABOUT THE GUEST Ridwan Oloyede…
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