Privacy Regulations in Cape Verde

The first binding sub-regional data protection framework in Africa, strongly influenced by the EU Data Protection Directive. Requires member states to enact national laws and establish supervisory authorities. About two-thirds have enacted implementing legislation. Currently being revised to align with modern standards.

Cape Verde enacted Africa's first comprehensive data protection law in 2001, making it a pioneer on the continent. The law has been significantly modernized through amendments in 2013 and 2021, with the latter introducing GDPR-aligned rights such as data portability and erasure, plus extraterritorial scope covering foreign controllers processing Cape Verdean residents' data.