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Strengthening Data Protection Cooperation in the Sahel Region
A new partnership between Mauritania and Morocco is bolstering data protection efforts across the Sahel region of Africa. Representatives from several nations recently convened in Marrakech to formalize a cooperative agreement aimed at sharing expertise and developing unified strategies for data privacy.
The Marrakech Agreement
on January 15, 2026, the Mauritanian Personal Data Protection Authority (APD) and the Moroccan National Commission for the Control of the Protection of Personal Data (CNDP) signed a cooperation agreement in Marrakech. This agreement, the result of nearly two years of discussions,










