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The Africa and Near East region experienced explosive growth of data privacy rules in 2021, with the enactment and/or entry into force of eight new data privacy laws: Cape Verde (amended); Kuwait; Rwanda; Saudi Arabia; United Arab Emirates (federal); United Arab Emirates/Abu Dhabi Global Markets (amended); Zambia; and Zimbabwe. This year is likely to bring even more dramatic changes to this diverse region of the world as more new laws and regulations are enacted. If this pace keeps up, this region, which already accounts for more than one-quarter (39) of the world’s 139 data privacy laws, will soon have more than Europe and Eurasia combined.



Africa and the Near East: The Region’s Privacy Landscape Facing Rapid and Dramatic Changes 

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