Why now
Making Cameroon's new data protection law survivable for SMEs
Law No. 2024/017 on Personal Data Protection is now fully in force. Every Cameroonian SME now carries legal obligations — with no affordable path to compliance. We provide one.
Compliance grace period expired 23 June 2026.
What changed
- Impact assessments and processing records now expected.
- Individual rights (portability, access) must be honoured.
- An independent Data Protection Authority with enforcement powers.
- Transfers of data outside Cameroon are restricted (Article 32).