Protection of personal data in Chad

Chad, like other countries, adopted legislation protecting personal data in 2015. According to article 5 of Law No. 007 / PR / 2015 of February 10, 2015, the scope covers " any information relating to a natural person identified or identifiable directly or indirectly, by reference to an identification number or to one or more elements, specific to his physical, physiological, genetic, psychological, cultural, social identity or economic ”. Nevertheless, some shortcomings likely to hamper the effectiveness of this protection are to be underlined. This concerns in particular the gaps relating to the principle of protection of personal data, under which, the difficulties of proving the existence of the consent of an illiterate, in the absence of witnesses, the non-respect of consent in the event of data transfer abroad. Regarding implementation, it is necessary to note the difficulties inherent in the absence of specialized courts and those concerning the territoriality of the criminal sanction. It follows that the intervention of the legislator to remedy these deficiencies is desirable with a view to effective protection.