The Personal Data Protection Proclamation (PDPP) passed by Ethiopia’s Federal House of Representatives on April 4, 2024, constitutes a comprehensive legal framework designed to fortify individual privacy and regulate the management of personal data within the nation. Ethiopia is intensifying its digital ID endeavors, mainly through the Ethiopia National ID Program (NIDP), which hailed this move in a post on X.
The PDPP furnishes Ethiopians with enhanced control over their personal data, encompassing rights to access, rectify, erase, and restrict the processing of their information, alongside the capacity to object to direct marketing and automated decision-making processes.
