Ethiopia's Personal Data Protection Proclamation of 2024 and its Budding Digital Identity Regime
CIPIT, Strathmore University
Ref: SRC-006-ETH-001
Accessed: 3/24/2026
Summary
Critical analysis of Ethiopia's PDPP 2024 and Proclamation 1284/2023. Documents domestic data storage mandate, 72-hour breach notification, data subject rights (access, erasure, correction, portability). Raises concerns about ethnic profiling risks for Tigrayan minority, quasi-mandatory enrolment, and consent capacity for children aged 5+. Notes tension between efficiency and equity for vulnerable populations.
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Centre for Intellectual Property and Information Technology Law (CIPIT) (2024) 'Ethiopia's Personal Data Protection Proclamation of 2024 and its Budding Digital Identity Regime', CIPIT Blog. Available at: https://cipit.org/ethiopias-personal-data-protection-proclamation-of-2024-and-its-budding-digital-identity-regime/ (Accessed: 24 March 2026).