Niger. Comprehensive data protection. Law
Law 2022-59Law No. 2022-59 on the protection of personal data (as amended by Law No. 2023-31)
In force
Partly verified
Medium confidence.Exact date of Law 2022-59 not verified; post-2023 political transition may affect HAPDP. [Link: HAPDP consolidated version (Apr 2026, informational)]
§1Summary
- Synopsis
Niger's current data protection law, administered by the HAPDP attached to the Presidency. It requires prior notification or authorisation of processing and introduces breach notification.
- Key themes
- Unique features
Transfers only to countries with equal or higher protection; annual reporting to HAPDP on data kept beyond permitted periods.
- SaaS relevance
SaaS processing Nigerien data is subject to HAPDP notification and strict adequacy-only transfers.
§2Obligations
- Breach notification
- HAPDP without delay; data subjects if high risk
- DPO
- No
- Cross-border transfers
- Adequacy (equal or higher protection) only
- Maximum penalty
- Criminal penalties
§3Dates
- Key dates
- Adopted
- In force
- Replaced Law 2017-28 (amended by Law 2019-71); amended by Law 2023-31; HAPDP launched 2020-08-05
§4Text and authority
- Text
- Authoritative text hapdp.ne
- Authority
- Haute Autorité de Protection des Données à caractère Personnel (HAPDP)
§5Where it applies
- Domestic law of
- Niger
§6Sources and verification
- Verification
Medium confidence.
Partly verified
Medium confidence.Exact date of Law 2022-59 not verified; post-2023 political transition may affect HAPDP. [Link: HAPDP consolidated version (Apr 2026, informational)]