21/05/2026
ODPC led by Data Commissioner Immaculate Kassait, SC, MBS this week participated a the Network of African Data Protection Authorities (NADPA) Annual General Meeting and Conference in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire.
The meeting brought together African data protection authorities and other stakeholders to discuss emerging issues in the data protection landscape. Key topics included data governance, AI and other emerging technologies, cross-border data flows, and regional harmonization. The conversations underscored the importance of collaboration and knowledge exchange in building sustainable and resilient data protection ecosystems across the region.
In her final remarks as outgoing Vice Chair of NADPA, the Data Commissioner called upon African Data Protection Authorities to greatly participate in the Convention 108 and to strongly engage with regional blocs.
She further called upon more capacity-building initiatives on data protection, convergence on cross-cutting issues on data protection, consumer protection, competition law and enhanced cybersecurity.
"We need to have stronger collaboration on enforcement and continually support the NADPA Secretariat.It is important that we identify areas of convergence and work together to strengthen enforcement and regional cooperation, " she remarked.
During the AGM, a new board was also elected to steer the network for the next three years.
Congratulations to Cape Verde on being elected Chair, to Côte d’Ivoire as First Vice Chair, and to Zimbabwe as Second Vice Chair.
Kenya is honored to have served as First Vice Chair for the past three years, a period that saw the development of the network’s strategic plan.
"We congratulate the new board members and wish them every success in their term," the Data Commissioner said.
The meeting also admitted Malawi, Guinea, Togo, and Madagascar as new members, and unanimously voted for Zimbabwe to host the next Annual General Meeting.
