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This chapter provides an overview of the future of data privacy law in Africa. The first part outlines the main catalysts of privacy in Africa. The second part of the chapter discusses the data privacy regulatory approaches and enforcement. The third part deals with the influence of continental and sub-regional data privacy policies in Africa on national data protection law reforms. Part four concludes the chapter.
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Hixson (<CitationRef CitationID="CR3" >1987</Citation Ref>), p.212.
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Uniacke (<CitationRef CitationID="CR6" >1977</Citation Ref>), No.1, pp.1–21, at p. 2.
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The Economist Intelligence Unit’s Democracy Index <CitationRef CitationID="CR5" >2015</Citation Ref>, http://www.eiu.com/Handlers/WhitepaperHandler.ashx?fi=EIU-Democracy-Index-2015.pdf&mode=wp&campaignid=DemocracyIndex2015.
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For detailed discussion about this case law, see Makulilo (<CitationRef CitationID="CR4" >2015</Citation Ref>), 31(1): 78–89.
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Ibid.
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Victor Juliet Mukasa & Yvonne Oyo v Attorney General, Misc. Cause No. 247 of 2006, High Court of Uganda in Kampala, (2008) AHRLR 248 (UGHC 2008).
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Pepe Onziema & David Kato v. Giles Muhame and the Rolling Stone Publication Ltd, Misc. Cause No. 163 of 2010, High Court of Uganda in Kampala (Unreported).
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Jimmy S. Olaghere v Portland Paints and Production Nig Ltd and 2 others, [2013] All FWLR (Part 661) 1593; INEC & 3 others v Action Congress and 3 others, and Muritala H. Nyako v Action Congress and 7 others, [2009] 2 NWLR (Part 1126) 425, 618; Aliyu Ibrahim v Commissioner of Police (F.C.T. Command), [2007] LPELR-CA/A/115/05.
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CRID (<CitationRef CitationID="CR2" >2010</Citation Ref>), Analysis of the Adequacy of Protection of Personal Data Provided in Tunisia, p.32.
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Ibid, p.33.
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Makulilo (n5).
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Makulilo, A.B. (2016). The Future of Data Protection in Africa. In: Makulilo, A. (eds) African Data Privacy Laws. Law, Governance and Technology Series(), vol 33. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-47317-8_19
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