Middle East & Africa

The 76 frameworks for Middle East & Africa in Safeguard's library, and how Safeguard covers each.

Laws, regulations and standards of the Middle East and Africa. Each framework's page lists what a scan checks, its controls, its policy templates and its automated tests. How coverage works: Compliance frameworks.

Framework	Country or scope	Sector	Scan requirements	Catalog controls
Algeria Law No. 18-07 on Protection of Personal Data	Algeria	Privacy	5	None
Angola Law No. 22/11 on Protection of Personal Data	Angola	Privacy	5	None
Bahrain PDPL	Bahrain	Privacy	5	6
Benin Digital Code 2018 (Personal Data)	Benin	Privacy	5	None
Botswana Data Protection Act 2018	Botswana	Privacy	5	None
Burkina Faso Law No. 010-2004 on Personal Data	Burkina Faso	Privacy	5	None
Cameroon Law 2010/012 on Cybersecurity	Cameroon	Government	6	None
Cape Verde Law No. 133/V/2001 on Personal Data	Cape Verde	Privacy	5	None
Chad Law No. 007/PR/2015 on Protection of Personal Data	Chad	Privacy	5	None
Congo Law 29-2019 on Data Protection	Republic of the Congo	Privacy	6	None
Cote d'Ivoire Law No. 2013-450 on Personal Data	Cote d'Ivoire	Privacy	5	None
DR Congo Digital Code 2023 (Personal Data)	DR Congo	Privacy	5	None
Egypt PDPL (Law 151/2020)	Egypt	Privacy	6	7
Eswatini Data Protection Act 2022	Eswatini	Privacy	6	None
Ethiopia Personal Data Protection Proclamation 1321/2024	Ethiopia	Privacy	6	None
Gabon Law No. 001/2011 on Protection of Personal Data	Gabon	Privacy	5	None
Ghana Data Protection Act	Ghana	Privacy	6	7
Guinea Law L/2016/037 on Data Protection	Guinea	Privacy	6	None
Iran Computer Crimes Law 2009	Iran	Government	5	None
Iraq National Privacy Framework	Iraq	Privacy	5	None
Israel INCD	Israel	Government	5	11
Jordan PDP Law	Jordan	Privacy	5	9
Kenya Data Protection Act 2019	Kenya	Privacy	6	7
Kuwait Cybersecurity Law	Kuwait	Government	5	9
Lebanon Law 81	Lebanon	Privacy	5	8
Lesotho Data Protection Act 2011	Lesotho	Privacy	5	None
Madagascar Law No. 2014-038 on Protection of Personal Data	Madagascar	Privacy	5	None
Malabo Convention (AU) - Burundi	Burundi	Privacy	6	None
Malabo Convention (AU) - Central African Republic	Central African Republic	Privacy	6	None
Malabo Convention (AU) - Comoros	Comoros	Privacy	6	None
Malabo Convention (AU) - Djibouti	Djibouti	Privacy	6	None
Malabo Convention (AU) - Equatorial Guinea	Equatorial Guinea	Privacy	6	None
Malabo Convention (AU) - Eritrea	Eritrea	Privacy	6	None
Malabo Convention (AU) - Gambia	Gambia	Privacy	6	None
Malabo Convention (AU) - Guinea-Bissau	Guinea-Bissau	Privacy	6	None
Malabo Convention (AU) - Liberia	Liberia	Privacy	6	None
Malabo Convention (AU) - Libya	Libya	Privacy	6	None
Malabo Convention (AU) - Mozambique	Mozambique	Privacy	6	None
Malabo Convention (AU) - Namibia	Namibia	Privacy	6	None
Malabo Convention (AU) - Sao Tome	Sao Tome and Principe	Privacy	6	None
Malabo Convention (AU) - Sierra Leone	Sierra Leone	Privacy	6	None
Malabo Convention (AU) - South Sudan	South Sudan	Privacy	6	None
Malabo Convention (AU) - Sudan	Sudan	Privacy	6	None
Malawi Data Protection Act 2024	Malawi	Privacy	6	None
Mali Law No. 2013-015 on Protection of Personal Data	Mali	Privacy	5	None
Mauritania Law 2017-020 on Data Protection	Mauritania	Privacy	6	None
Mauritius Data Protection Act 2017	Mauritius	Privacy	5	None
Morocco Law 09-08	Morocco	Privacy	5	9
Niger Law No. 2017-28 on Protection of Personal Data	Niger	Privacy	5	None
Nigeria NDPR / NDPA	Nigeria	Privacy	6	7
Oman PDPL	Oman	Privacy	5	6
Palestine Data Protection Framework	Palestine	Privacy	5	None
Qatar PDPL	Qatar	Privacy	5	6
Rwanda Law No. 058/2021 on Protection of Personal Data	Rwanda	Privacy	5	None
SAMA Cybersecurity Framework	Saudi Arabia	Finance	6	10
Saudi Arabia NCA ECC	Saudi Arabia	Government	6	18
Saudi PDPL	Saudi Arabia	Privacy	6	10
Senegal Law No. 2008-12 on Protection of Personal Data	Senegal	Privacy	5	None
Seychelles Data Protection Act 2003	Seychelles	Privacy	5	None
Sierra Leone Cyber Security and Crime Act 2021	Sierra Leone	Government	6	None
Somalia Data Protection Act 2023	Somalia	Privacy	6	None
South Africa POPIA	South Africa	Privacy	6	8
Syria Cybercrime Law No. 20 of 2022	Syria	Government	5	None
Syria National Privacy Framework	Syria	Privacy	5	None
Tanzania Cybercrimes Act 2015	Tanzania	Government	5	None
Tanzania Personal Data Protection Act 2022	Tanzania	Privacy	5	None
Togo Law No. 2019-014 on Protection of Personal Data	Togo	Privacy	5	None
Tunisia Organic Law No. 2004-63 on Personal Data	Tunisia	Privacy	5	None
Turkey KVKK	Turkey	Privacy	6	8
UAE NESA IA Standards	United Arab Emirates	Government	6	8
UAE PDPL	United Arab Emirates	Privacy	5	8
Uganda Data Protection and Privacy Act 2019	Uganda	Privacy	5	None
Yemen National Privacy Framework	Yemen	Privacy	5	None
Zambia Cyber Security and Cyber Crimes Act 2021	Zambia	Government	6	None
Zambia Data Protection Act No. 3 of 2021	Zambia	Privacy	5	None
Zimbabwe Cyber and Data Protection Act 2021	Zimbabwe	Privacy	6	None